Isolation and Quarantine Biosecurity Tips
Bringing new animals into a herd or flock can also bring disease. Healthy looking animals may be carrying a disease your own herd or flock has never seen. Animals from your herd or flock that were off-farm and return can also bring disease. Separating new animals and watching them for sickness can prevent disease from entering your operation. This is called quarantine. Separating sick animals in your herd or flock from healthy animals can prevent disease spread. This is called isolation.
