How do you keep a disease from traveling with your flock from one solar site to the next?
For solar graziers, moving sheep between farms and solar sites, purchasing animals from multiple sources, and sharing equipment can create unique biosecurity challenges. Our new fact sheet, Best Practices: Biosecurity for Solar Grazing Operations, explores practical ways to reduce those risks.
The fact sheet covers some of the “iceberg diseases” that can quietly impact flock health and productivity, along with strategies for keeping them out of your flock. Topics include sourcing from tested flocks, quarantining and testing new arrivals, managing parasite resistance, preventing disease spread through boots and equipment, and knowing when it’s safe to commingle animals.
Good biosecurity isn’t just about preventing disease—it can help protect flock profitability, animal welfare, and peace of mind. Taking a few extra steps when animals, people, and equipment move between sites can help prevent costly problems down the road.
You can read and download Best Practices: Biosecurity for Solar Grazing Operations below: