Foot and Mouth Disease Experts at U of S

Posted March 28, 2001


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ? Wednesday, March 28, 2001 2001-03-21-WCVM

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Experts at U of S

Foot-and-mouth disease is a highly infectious disease in cattle, sheep, pigs
and goats that poses little threat to human health but is economically
devastating for agriculture.

The current European outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease is the first major
outbreak in the U.K. since 1967. Economists predict the disease will cost
the British economy more than $20 billion this year. The last outbreak in
Canada occurred in 1952 and cost about $2 billion.

The University of Saskatchewan has a number of experts on foot-and-mouth
disease who can provide information and insight into this economically
devastating disease.

Charles Williams
Professor Emeritus
College of Agriculture
Phone: (306) 966-4157
Email: williamsch@sask.usask.ca
Williams was professionally active during the Canadian outbreak of
foot-and-mouth disease in 1952. He is an expert in animal husbandry
specializing in large animals.

Alex Livingston
Dean
Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Phone: (306) 966-7448
Email: alex.livingston@usask.ca
Livingston was a vet in England during the 1967 outbreak of Foot-and-mouth
disease. He specializes in veterinary physiology.

Otto Radostits
Professor
Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Phone: (306) 966-7153
Email: otto.radostits@usask.ca
Radostits specializes in veterinary internal medicine, particularly cattle
and herd health. He is the co-author of a textbook on the diseases of
cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and horses.

John Campbell
Assistant Professor
Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Phone: (306) 966-7158
Email: john.campbell@usask.ca
Campbell specializes in herd medicine, particularly beef production medicine
and epidemiology. He is also a past president of the Canadian Association of
Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine.

Information about how Canada is preventing infection with foot-and-mouth
disease can be obtained from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Phone: (613) 225-2342
Fax: (613) 228-6653
E-mail: cfiamaster@em.agr.ca
http://www.cfia-acia.agr.ca/english/corpaffr/newcom/fmde.shtml

For more information, contact:

Elizabeth Frogley
Graduate Student Assistant in the Research Communications Office
Office of the Vice-President Research
University of Saskatchewan
Phone: (306) 966-2427
Email: elf828@duke.usask.ca