Raising animals for food, profit or pleasure is a long, carefully timed process. Any disruption in production schedules means a direct dollar loss to the producer and, ultimately, causes the consumer to pay higher prices for meat and dairy products. Disease is the greatest enemy of the livestock producer. But control of disease is not enough. The goal is to wipe out disease completely.
Less disease means more healthy animals and cheaper food costs for the consumer.
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