Brucellosis control policy
Information related to the Department's disease control policy for Brucellosis.
Disease control
- Quick and accurate identification of diseased animals
- Isolation from non-infected herd-mates
- Identification of high-risk contact animals
- Rapid removal and slaughter
- Rapid and accurate tracing of reactors back through contact herds
- Rapid and accurate tracing of animals having moved through infected herds
- Identification of "at risk" herds and rapid check testing
- Effective cleansing and disinfection of premises
- Effective epidemiological investigations
- Good surveillance systems
- Co-operation of farmers
- Appropriate compensation and incentives to eradicate
- Effective enforcement procedures
- Removal of risk of reintroduction at herd, regional and country-wide levels