Foreign Animal Disease: Protecting the U.S. Livestock Industry

May 18, 2023

From cattle, sheep, swine and poultry, livestock producers urged lawmakers to focus on programs and funding important to the Livestock sector this week during the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. One area of focus was to promote animal health and disease preparedness.

Watch the Western Ag Network report for the summary.

Source: Western Ag Network

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