Dr. Abby Neu Schuft: Developing Biosecurity Plans | Ep. 16

After the 2015 avian influenza outbreak, many changes needed to be implemented in our poultry farms to protect our birds. In order to avoid repeating the mistake, it becomes essential to understand what was wrong. Now we see more clearly why it is important to maintain communication between regulatory agencies, commercial producers, and backyard producers. In this episode, Dr. Abby Neu Schuft discusses how critical this communication is for a successful biosecurity plan to prevent and minimize the risks of another outbreak.

"If the plan doesn't address the risk, there's no plan." - Dr. Abby Neu Schuft

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

1. Recent avian influenza outbreaks
2. Translating science into approachable concepts
3. Communication within poultry industry parts
4. Common misconceptions about biosecurity 
5. Biosecurity plan
6. Teaching biosecurity
7. Emergency planning for other scenarios

Meet the guest: 

What’s her experience?

• Current: Associate Extension Professor - University of Minnesota.
• Past: Extension Educator at University of Minnesota; Registered Therapeutic Riding Instructor at PATH, International - We Can Ride, Inc.; Breeding and Farm Manager at Ro & Me, LLC;

What’s her academic background?

• PhD, Animal Sciences from University of Minnesota;
• Master’s Degree, Animal Sciences from University of Minnesota;
• Bachelor’s Degree, Agriculture Industries & Marketing from University of Minnesota.

Connect with the guest on social media: LinkedIn

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