Biosecurity Plan Template for Livestock Exhibitions

, Colleen Larson, Ricky Telg , , andC. Sanders

Release Date: 12/16/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-an404-2025

Agriculture

Abstract

This publication provides a biosecurity plan template for livestock exhibitions. Due to the presence of large crowds in proximity to animals, these exhibitions can increase the risk of infectious disease outbreaks. This template is a framework specific to exhibitions, designed to assist exhibition organizers in creating a biosecurity plan for their event. Implementing the suggestions from this template during an exhibition will help reduce the risk of disease outbreaks. Written by Isabell L. Revere, Colleen C. Larson, Ricky W. Telg, Benjamin D. Anderson, and Cynthia B. Sanders, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, November 2025.

About this Publication

This document is AN404, a publication of the Department of Animal Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date November 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

How to Cite

Revere, I. L., Larson, C., Telg, R. W., Anderson, B. D., & Sanders, C. B. (2025). Biosecurity Plan Template for Livestock Exhibitions. EDIS, 2025(6). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-an404-2025

Authors

Isabell L. Revere

graduating MPH student, Department of Environmental and Global Health, UF College of Public Health and Health Professions, Gainesville, FL

Colleen Larson

Specialist

University of Florida

Extension agent III, M.S., regional specialized agent for agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension Okeechobee County, Okeechobee, FL

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Ricky Telg

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

director, Center for Public Issues Education, and professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication

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Benjamin D. Anderson

assistant professor, MHS program director, Department of Environmental and Global Health, UF College of Public Health and Health Professions, Gainesville, FL

C. Sanders

County agent

University of Florida

director of county logistics, UF/IFAS Extension Administration, Gainesville, FL

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