The meeting will consider the need to create an effective biosecurity strategy which as such must involve the use of biocides to control parasitic vectors of animal diseases. The entire value chain must be protected, from feed to livestock to the food industry itself. The discussion will focus on rodents and the damage they cause, an issue that is often neglected but causes stress for the animals, contaminates their water and feed, damages buildings and also transmits disease. The meeting will consider how the market is changing and how, when used correctly, inputs can be reduced while maximising the effectiveness of products.