
BIOSECURITY IN LIVESTOCK
Quiz by Yvette Ingram
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  Which of the following best defines biosecurity?
An outbreak of which of the following disease caused the death of nearly 17 million chickens in 1983 and illustrated how an outbreak can impact not only the industry but the economy as a whole?
Biosecurity has no impact on the economy and ecosystem
Animals raised with proper biosecurity protocols are more profitable to the producer.
Who is responsible for monitoring and controlling animal disease?
Which of the following types of animals would the National Scrapie Eradication program impact?
Jamaal raises Red Brangus cattle and is wanting to implement proper protocols on his operation. Which of the following programs provides guidelines for cattle diseases such as Brucellosis and Tuberculosis?
Bioterrorism/Agroterrorism is the intentional attack from an enemy aimed at disrupting the food supply.
 Which of the following disease types can be transmitted between animals and humans?
Occurs when an infected animal touches a healthy animal and the pathogen is transmitted, typically through a secretion
Occurs when an inanimate object carries the pathogen until the object touches the animal and the pathogen infects the healthy animal
Occurs when a healthy animal consumes contaminated food, water or dirt from its environment
Occurs when droplets in the air containing the pathogen are inhaled by a healthy animal
Which of the following correctly defines structural biosecurity?
Which of the following correctly defines operational biosecurity?
 Which of the following biosecurity measures would be categorized as structural biosecurity?
Jamaal has been battling feral hogs getting into the pasture with his cattle. He has decided to set hog traps and upgrade his fencing. This is an example of which type of biosecurity?
Mario loaned his trailer to his neighbor to use when hauling his llama to show in another city and then returned the trailer. Mario has not had time to clean the trailer and needs to use it to haul a couple of his heifers to another pasture. Is it ok for Matio to not clean the trailer before using it with his animals?