Title: Outline best management practices (BMP) for preventing disease outbreaks in a domestic animal species.
Course: Biological Applications in Agriculture (18308-I) > Section: Understanding Principles of Animal Health

Outline should include

- diagnostics
- detection
- prevention
  - biosecurity
  - nutrition planning
  - cleanliness of housing
  - access to clean, fresh feed and water
  - vaccines
  - anthelmintics
- alternatives to antibiotics
- biotherapeutics
- disease management systems (e.g., preventive health care, such as limiting exposure to sick animals and implementing farm biosecurity measures).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What daily maintenance checks aid in the prevention of disease?
- Why is nutrition planning vital to disease prevention?
- Why are vaccines and preventive health care plans important?