Establishing a Long Term Surveillance Network to Support Canadian Beef Cattle Research
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Currently there is no structured surveillance program to collect animal health, management, or disease incidence information in the Canadian beef industry. When surveillance and research information for the cow-calf industry is required, significant time, effort, and resources are needed to recruit herds for relatively short-term projects. In the USA, the National Animal Health Monitoring Service (NAHMS) has a long term surveillance network that supports a variety of animal industries and is a critical resource for specific research initiatives. A similar strategy would be beneficial in Canada.
Funded by the National Check-off and Canada’s Beef Science Cluster, researchers are currently working to establish the foundation for a surveillance network for the Canadian cow-calf industry. This surveillance network will help to provide timely and efficient answers to questions regarding animal health, welfare, biosecurity, economics, animal nutrition and other production practices.
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