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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)

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

National Emergency Response to a Highly Contagious Animal Disease
Executive Summary (PDF)

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)

USDA Establishes Toll-Free Foot-And-Mouth Disease Call Line

Livestock Owners And Private Veterinary Practitioners--
Report Any Unusual Animal Health Symptoms

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

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

Foot-and-Mouth Disease: A Foreign Threat to U.S. Livestock (brochure PDF)

Keeping America Free From Foreign Animal Disease - Vesicular Diseases, Vol 7
More information and pictures on FMD

Information from the University of California - Agriculture and Natural Resources

Foot-and-mouth disease in the UK - What can we learn? Are we prepared?

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