In this course, you will learn about the livestock diseases that threaten animal agricultural industries in the United States, with an emphasis on Nevada. This course will focus on developing enhanced biosecurity plans for individual Nevada producers in the event of a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) or other foreign animal disease (FAD) outbreak. Students will learn about biosecurity, high-impact livestock diseases, and one health. 

• Credit hours: 2.0
• Instructor: Assistant Teaching Professor Hannah Rodriguez, DVM
• Prerequisites: Junior or Senior Standing
• Date/Time: Wednesdays 1:00-2:50 pm

The primary goals of this course are to:

1. Help you understand the core concepts of infectious animal disease transmission and biosecurity to prevent disease outbreaks.
2. Create an enhanced biosecurity plan for a livestock operation.

Use the form below to sign up to have our trained student interns write your plan with you: