Performance Audit Report on the Control of F MD RECOMMENDATIONS  4.2 FMD OUTBREAK RISK MITIGATION  The DVS should;  One of the key aims of the Foot and Mouth Disease Control Strategy is to reduce  the risk of FMD incursion in FMD free zones as well as to reduce the risk and to  lessen the impacts of FMD outbreaks in FMD vaccinated zones. Vaccination of  FMD susceptible livestock (cattle, sheep, goats and pigs), FMD surveillance as  well as separation of livestock according to their FMD status through cordon  fences (zonation) are some of the key strategic initiatives that define the DVS’s  FMD control framework. 28 The following discussion shows some challenges in the implementation of the  FMD control strategies by the DVS.  $^{28}$ Foot and Mouth Disease Contingency Plans for Botswana  26 |  P a g e   Develop a comprehensive Departmental Strategic Plan clearly spelling  out its long term objectives in the control of FMD.   Devise action plans both at headquarters and district level, in line with  different FMD related strategies including major capital projects like  construction of protection zones, clearly stating timeliness for all  activities in such plans.   Devise an effective monitoring framework for implementation of all  strategic and operational level objectives.   Establish a clear and direct link between its strategic level planning and  budgeting to ensure adequate resource allocation and efficient utilisation  of resources. 