What are the best ways to protect your agribusiness from financial losses due to livestock diseases?

- Another perspective is to know if the diseases are seasonal. Some diseases affect livestock due to changes in atmosphere. So one needs to prepare before hand once such season approaches to be able to mitigate losses associated with the such diseases.

Protect your agribusiness from financial losses due to livestock diseases by implementing rigorous biosecurity measures, including quarantine protocols and vaccination programs. Diversify your livestock portfolio to minimize the impact of outbreaks on the overall business. Invest in insurance coverage specifically tailored to livestock diseases to mitigate financial risks associated with health emergencies.

The answer lies in the soil! If one were to follow regenerative practises to create a healthy soil many things would fall into place. During the transition from drug dependency to to healthy drug free livestock there are certain steps, 12 in fact, to take. It's time to break the shackles of drug dependent farming. It's time to get clean! It's not rocket science, our fore-fathers farmed this way! Regeneration is a new buzz word, but it is just farming as it was, before the drug addiction started.

I feel the question could be positioned better- What is best practice to minimize the impact of infectious disease on animal industries.

to reinforce biosecurity at farm level, we need to: - raise farmers awareness of biosecurity (explain the benefits for the farmer, the animals and the consumer) and of their animals well-being -provide financial and technical support to help farmers apply biosafety rules - audit farms to assess compliance with biosecurity standards and, depending on the results, penalize or encourage them.

Bio security is the fundamental starting point, and is dependant on the human factor. Reinforcing the process is necessary. But you cannot base your Stratergy on one factor. So, vaccination, diversification, and working with other producers in a region are also important.

- Again, inoculating the livestock can also prevent the occurrence of the diseases. This method helps to reduce expenses on the treatment as the resultant effect of the diseases.

- One of the aspects I have found helpful is mentoring those aspiring to venture into the agribusiness I'm already into. Organising seminars, online and on-site teachings are great ways to make alternative incomes from agribusiness.

This doesn’t mean choosing value chains that are completely different from each other. Instead, think of new use cases for the crops / livestock products you already specialise in.

- There is need to also have a veterinarian attached to the enterprise so he/she can be easily accessible and reachable in emergency situation. Having one incorporated in the business makes it easier to take care of the livestock promptly.

- Another aspect is to have companies who can buy off farm products at any stage of production. Either for feeds production or for specimen.

To stay informed about new developments and alerts in animal health, it is essential to establish an epidemic intelligence unit. This unit should be equipped with qualified personnel and a high-performance web monitoring tool to detect relevant signals early.