Small-scale farmers can learn about biosecurity strategies to reduce the risk of disease in livestock. UMES Extension will hold a free workshop Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Research, Extension and Teaching Farm in Princess Anne, Maryland.
“With recent detections of avian influenza affecting not only poultry but also goats on mixed-species farms, biosecurity must be a top priority for all livestock producers. When animals share the same pasture, water or environment, the risk of disease transmission increases significantly, especially for young, more vulnerable animals. This underscores the critical need for proactive biosecurity practices across poultry, sheep, goats, and other livestock systems,” said David Brown, assistant professor of animal science at UMES.
Brown and co-presenter Jennifer Timmons, associate professor and poultry specialist, will provide attendees with steps to “protect animal health, improve farm longevity and prevent costly disease outbreaks.”
The workshop is free, but pre-registration is required at www.umes.edu/extension/events.
This event is part of a series supported by a Northeast Extension Risk Management Education project award no. 2025-70027-45395 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. For more information, email dbrown7@umes.edu.
Gail Stephens, agricultural communications and media associate, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, UMES Extension, gcstephens@umes.edu., 410-621-3850.
