| Vol.
I, No. 8 | Gardening
/ Memorial Day | May
18th, 2001 |
Farm
& Garden
Links to Farm & Garden On-Line
. Links
to Farm & Garden On-Line The
amount of info on the web is enormous, as anyone who's ever tried to run a
search can attest to. And, to put it all in context, best estimates say
that only a fraction, maybe 20 - 40 % of what's out there is actually making its
way to the search engines.
Well ...
Here at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help. So each issue, we
post a few links in Farm & Garden to sites that might interest you.
Sometimes the links will be related to one another ... sometimes
we'll just offer up a somewhat random sampling. In either case, we think
we might be able to help you find the kind of site you've been looking for.
Of course, while we can't vouch for the fact that every link we provide will be
of interest to everyone, we do our best to filter out the noise and the
bustle. ... FMD
Info & Prevention Resources This month, again,
we're going to forego our usual limit of three links and ratings in order to
offer up as many links to FMD Info & Prevention Resources on-line. The
selections include a wide variety of resources, from Vermont, the U.S., and
abroad. ...
State of Vermont Resources
APHIS -- the USDA Animal & Plant Health
Inspection Service Resources
Foot-and-Mouth
Disease: Home Page
The main page at APHIS for FMD.
... Foot-and-Mouth
Disease: General Information
Basic info on What Causes It,
How It Spreads, Signs, Confusion With Other Diseases, Where FMD Occurs,
Prevention and Control, What You Can Do, and where you can find
Additional Information. Foot-and-Mouth
Disease Q's and A's
General Questions & Answers on FMD,
including APHIS efforts and plans. Page
Index: Vesicular Diseases, Vol. 7
A comprehensive, 150+ page
issue that covers the four primary vesicular diseases of livestock --
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), vesicular stomatitis (vS), Swine vesicular
disease (SvD), and vesicular exanthema of swine (vES). Emergency
Operation Center Notices on the FMD Outbreak
Mostly Worldwide
& UK notices, along with a couple concerning France and Argentina,
and one on Ireland. USDA
Safeguarding Meausres Against Foot-and Mouth Disease
March
listing of safeguards, as well as next steps planned for FMD prevention
efforts. Foot-and-Mouth
Disease Vaccine
A solid overview of FMD vaccine, including
when to vaccinate and when not to, and info on The North American
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine Bank. Protecting
America From FMD and Other Contagious Livestock Diseases
A
general overview of FMD prevention efforts and precautionary measures. Emergency
Response to FMD and Other Foreign Animal Diseases
Details
Surveillance Efforts, how APHIS will be Responding to a Foreign Animal
Disease Detection, the APHIS' FMD Response Plan, info on the APHIS
Emergency Operations Center, and more. List
of Used Farm Equip. Banned From FMD And EU Member Countries
Effective
March 31st ... includes list and requirements before entry is allowed. USDA
Tightens Restrictions on Used Farm Equipment Entering the U.S.
Press
release info on increased restrictions for farm equipment imports. USDA
Restrictions on Products from Countries with FMD
Information
on restrictions, exemptions, prohibitions, and permissions for a variety
of products, including ruminants, meat & meat products, milk
products, and more. USDA
Additional Measures To Guard Against FMD
Press release with
information on the temporary prohibition against the importation of
swine and ruminant and more from the European Union. USDA
Reminds Livestock Owners & Private Veterinary Practitioners To
Report Unusual Animal Health Symptoms
Last year the USDA
investigated 400 potential FMD cases, none of which proved
positive. This announcement is part of their Foot and Mouth
Disease Prevention Information program. .
Title 9, CFR [Code of Federal Regulations] --
Animals and Animal Products
Other On-Line FMD Resources
Guardian
Unlimited Special reports: Foot and mouth -- interactive guide
Focuses
on interactive map tracing the outbreak in the UK. BBC
News: Foot and Mouth
A comprehensive site
covering FMD in the UK and elsewhere. Foot
and Mouth Disease from BritainUSA
The BritainUSA site is
normally devoted to promoting tourism and travel between the U.S. and
Britain. On this portal page, however, they provide numerous links
to the latest developments, newscasts, and a variety of British sites
devoted to the FMD outbreak, both governmental and otherwise. AVIS
- Foot and Mouth Disease
The AVIS system comprises a
suite of multimedia computer programs designed and built for specialist
use in the field of animal medicine. The AVIS Consortium consists
of a working partnership between the Institute for Animal Health, UK;
The Food and Agriculture Organisation, Rome; L'Office International
des Epizooties, Paris and Telos ALEFF Ltd., UK. Foot-and-Mouth:
Fear and Slaughter
A CNN Special Report on FMD.
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links that you think are worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
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... If we agree, we'll be happy to include
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