Cattle Assessment On-Site During Emergencies

Arthur Lee Jones; Renée Dawn Dewell; Joanna Davis

doi:10.1016/j.cvfa.2018.03.002

Cattle Assessment On-Site During Emergencies

Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2018 Jul;34(2):233-248. doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2018.03.002.

Authors

Arthur Lee Jones¹, Renée Dawn Dewell², Joanna Davis³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Population Health, TVDIL, UGA College of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 1389, Tifton, GA 31793, USA. Electronic address: leejones@uga.edu.
² Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, 1600 South 16th Street, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
³ Emergency Coordinator for Georgia Florida, USDA APHIS Veterinary Services, Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response Services (SPRS), 1506 Klondike Road, Suite 300, Conyers, GA 30094, USA.

PMID: 29935712
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2018.03.002

Abstract

Veterinary assessment of the condition and needs of livestock and their owners in an emergency is an essential element of the disaster response. The emergency response for livestock has 4 critical components: assessing the need for and attending to the immediate medical needs of injured or affected livestock, determining the resources available to meet the needs, including feed and facilities, identifying any ongoing threats or potential hazards to livestock health and welfare, and appropriate documentation of damages and actions by responders. Information gathered from cattle assessments by veterinarians is used to prioritize resources and plan for anticipated needs.

Keywords: Assessment; Beef cattle; Disaster; Emergency; Veterinary.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animal Husbandry / methods
Animal Welfare
Animals
Cattle*
Disaster Planning / methods*
Disasters
Emergencies
Humans
Livestock*
Veterinarians
Veterinary Medicine / methods*