Explanation should include

• defining biosecurity, bioterrorism, agroterrorism, agrosecurity, and foreign animal disease
• transportation methods and regulations
• facilities
• record-keeping
• disease traceability
• quarantine
• human health and safety
• trade restrictions.

Teacher Resources:

• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Bovine Influenza A Virus (BIAV)-Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (HPAI) in Cattle, Virginia Cooperative Extension
• S. Swine Health Improvement Plan: Background, Benefits, and How to Enroll, Virginia Cooperative Extension
• Biosecurity for Sheep and Goat Producers, APHIS, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Process/Skill Questions:

• How can disease and infection be traced?
• What precautions should be taken to prevent disease outbreaks in livestock?
• What biosecurity measures are taken on the state and national levels to prevent diseases from entering individual states and the country?
• What is the role of APHIS?