The impact of transmissible animal diseases and the measures necessary to control those diseases can be devastating for individual animals, animal populations, animal keepers and the economy.
Féadfaidh tionchar millteach a bheith ag galair in-tarchurtha ainmhithe agus ag na bearta is gá leis na galair sin a rialú d'ainmhithe aonair, ar dhaonraí ainmhithe, ar choimeádaithe ainmhithe agus ar an ngeilleagar.