Fact Sheets about Foot & Mouth Disease

Information from Colorado State University Cooperative Extension

For 4-H’ers and county fair participants
My child has a 4-H livestock project. I hear all this talk about foot and mouth disease. Do I need to be concerned? (PDF)

Is foot and mouth disease a risk to my health? (PDF)

How does the foot and mouth disease outbreak in Europe affect price volatility in the futures and option markets, and the degree of uncertainty in current short- and long-term price forecasts? (PDF)

What market and risk management strategies should Colorado producers consider now? How should production and marketing plans change? (PDF)

Information from the USDA

USDA Safeguarding Measures Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease (text or PDF)

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine (text or PDF)

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Prevention (text or PDF)

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Response (text or PDF)

Industry Alert for Airlines

USDA/APHIS Factsheet on Foot-and-Mouth Disease (text or PDF)

USDA/APHIS Q&A on Foot-and-Mouth Disease (text or PDF)

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