Translations:Advanced Field Epi:Manual 1 - Disease Control and Eradication Programs/59/en
Reducing the number of infected hosts
Slaughter
Slaughter of individual infected animals, in-contact animals or entire herds may be an option, depending on the nature of the disease and the program involved. Slaughter of infected animals and herds has an immediate effect of reducing the number of infected animals in the population and greatly reduces opportunities for further spread of the disease.