BIOSECURITY IN BELGIAN CATTLE FARMS: STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, DETERMINING FACTORS AND IMPACTS ; LA BIOSÉCURITÉ DANS LES ÉLEVAGES BOVINS BELGES : FORCES, FAIBLESSES, FACTEURS DÉTERMINANTS ET IMPACTS

Background: According to WHO-FAO, biosecurity is “a strategic and integrated approach that encompasses the policy and regulatory frameworks (including instruments and activities) that analyse and manage risks in the sectors of food safety, public health, animal life and health, and plant life and health, including associated environmental risk”. Biosecurity is a key element of the European Union Animal Health Strategy since 2007 and is part of the recent European law on animal health in application since April 2021. Biosecurity serves the purpose of the International Health Regulation adopted... Mehr ...