Preventing outbreaks of animal diseases is critical to protecting food safety, human and animal health, and the environment. It is also critical to protecting the economic stability of Canada's livestock, poultry and aquaculture sectors.
Animal biosecurity refers to measures that prevent the introduction and spread of contagious diseases. It can be applied in many places, including farms, auction markets, agricultural fairs, research laboratories and international borders.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is responsible for developing biosecurity standards, protocols and strategies for livestock, poultry and aquaculture production. These initiatives are intended to promote broad consistency in the application of biosecurity within the poultry, livestock and aquaculture sectors.