Foot and Mouth Survey
The Center for Animal Disease Modeling and Surveillance (CADMS) at the UC Davis
School of Veterinary Medicine is developing a simulation model to predict the
spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the event of an outbreak in the United
States, and they are asking for assistance from the sheep industry.
The goal of the project is to be able to identify the best strategies that
would minimize the impact and the cost to the livestock industry of a FMD
epidemic through use of computer models. They are gathering date in two areas:
animal movement and premise location.
Producers who are willing to participate in the survey can go to
http://survey.euro.confirmit.com/wix/p34177541.aspx. All information will be
kept confidential and will only be used for modeling purposes.

 

 

Total Sheep and Lamb Inventory Down 1 Percent  

All sheep and lamb inventory in the United States on January 1,
2007, totaled 6.19 million head, down 1 percent from 2006, but
still 1 percent above 2005. After two consecutive year to year
increases inventory growth was hampered by extremely dry weather in
the Southwestern part of the United States. ...