External Biosecurity<\/h1><\/div>Prevent diseases from entering your farm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
An important element of biosecurity is preventing the introduction of disease into a farm. This is achieved by practicing stringent external biosecurity on your swine farm. In this module, we will learn in-depth about external biosecurity.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div>Quarantine<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Semen Control<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Animal Loading and Unloading Area<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Transport<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Entering the Farm<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Watering System <\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Pest and Wild Animal Control<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Test Your Knowledge!<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>Quarantine<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nIsolate new incoming animals to check their health status and ensure they are disease-free.<\/p>\n
\n- Keep in a separate barn located at least 500 yards away from the animal barns)<\/li>\n
- Purchase incoming stock from a single source with known health status when possible<\/li>\n
- Quarantine for 30-40 days<\/li>\n
- Obtain animals health certificates from the purchasing source<\/li>\n
- Observe the animals for signs and symptoms of any disease<\/li>\n
- Get animals\u2019 physical examinations done by a veterinarian<\/li>\n
- Test the animals for suspected or susceptible infectious diseases, as advised by the veterinarian<\/li>\n
- Vaccinate the incoming stock as advised by the veterinarian<\/li>\n
- Enter and exit animals in and out of the quarantine barn from the same doorway<\/li>\n
- Clean and disinfect the quarantine barn between each incoming stock<\/li>\n
- Tend to animals in quarantine after tending to all other animals on the farm (except sick animals)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Semen Control<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>In a closed herd where new animals are produced on the farm, semen control is important in preventing diseases<\/p>\n\n- Can use a boar or artificial insemination (AI), though AI is recommended over boar for better farm biosecurity<\/li>\n
- Obtain semen\/boar from certified sources with disease-free status<\/li>\n
- Follow all biosecurity protocols while transporting, collecting, storing, and using the semen by AI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
Animal Loading and Unloading Area<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>Movement of animals in and out of the farm compromises the farm biosecurity by increasing the risk of cross-contamination.<\/p>\n\n- Have a designated area for loading and unloading of animals<\/li>\n
- Follow strict biosecurity protocols<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
Transport<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nVehicles, especially those transporting animals or visiting multiple livestock farms, act as a carrier for various pathogens that are of high risk to the susceptible farm animals (like PRRS virus and PEDv)<\/p>\n
\n- Restrict vehicle entry into the farm facilities<\/li>\n
- Maintain logbook entry for all the vehicles entering the farm<\/li>\n
- Designate parking spaces for vehicles<\/li>\n
- Clean and disinfect vehicles transporting animals both before and after use<\/li>\n
- Construct\/allocate off-site location (with separate entrance if possible) for garbage truck, dead animal pick-up truck, feed and other delivery trucks that lies outside the farm premises<\/li>\n
- Clean and disinfect wheels of vehicles entering the farm premises<\/li>\n
- Communicate biosecurity protocols with the feed delivery personnel in advance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Place signs near the first point of entry to limit unauthorized vehicles and people.<\/p><\/div>\n
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Place signs near the first point of entry to limit unauthorized vehicles and people.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>
Prevent diseases from entering your farm<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
An important element of biosecurity is preventing the introduction of disease into a farm. This is achieved by practicing stringent external biosecurity on your swine farm. In this module, we will learn in-depth about external biosecurity.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Quarantine<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Semen Control<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Animal Loading and Unloading Area<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Transport<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Entering the Farm<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Watering System <\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Pest and Wild Animal Control<\/h4><\/a><\/li>
Test Your Knowledge!<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
Quarantine<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nIsolate new incoming animals to check their health status and ensure they are disease-free.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Keep in a separate barn located at least 500 yards away from the animal barns)<\/li>\n
- Purchase incoming stock from a single source with known health status when possible<\/li>\n
- Quarantine for 30-40 days<\/li>\n
- Obtain animals health certificates from the purchasing source<\/li>\n
- Observe the animals for signs and symptoms of any disease<\/li>\n
- Get animals\u2019 physical examinations done by a veterinarian<\/li>\n
- Test the animals for suspected or susceptible infectious diseases, as advised by the veterinarian<\/li>\n
- Vaccinate the incoming stock as advised by the veterinarian<\/li>\n
- Enter and exit animals in and out of the quarantine barn from the same doorway<\/li>\n
- Clean and disinfect the quarantine barn between each incoming stock<\/li>\n
- Tend to animals in quarantine after tending to all other animals on the farm (except sick animals)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>
Semen Control<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
In a closed herd where new animals are produced on the farm, semen control is important in preventing diseases<\/p>\n- \n
- Can use a boar or artificial insemination (AI), though AI is recommended over boar for better farm biosecurity<\/li>\n
- Obtain semen\/boar from certified sources with disease-free status<\/li>\n
- Follow all biosecurity protocols while transporting, collecting, storing, and using the semen by AI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
Animal Loading and Unloading Area<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
Movement of animals in and out of the farm compromises the farm biosecurity by increasing the risk of cross-contamination.<\/p>\n- \n
- Have a designated area for loading and unloading of animals<\/li>\n
- Follow strict biosecurity protocols<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
Transport<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nVehicles, especially those transporting animals or visiting multiple livestock farms, act as a carrier for various pathogens that are of high risk to the susceptible farm animals (like PRRS virus and PEDv)<\/p>\n
- \n
- Restrict vehicle entry into the farm facilities<\/li>\n
- Maintain logbook entry for all the vehicles entering the farm<\/li>\n
- Designate parking spaces for vehicles<\/li>\n
- Clean and disinfect vehicles transporting animals both before and after use<\/li>\n
- Construct\/allocate off-site location (with separate entrance if possible) for garbage truck, dead animal pick-up truck, feed and other delivery trucks that lies outside the farm premises<\/li>\n
- Clean and disinfect wheels of vehicles entering the farm premises<\/li>\n
- Communicate biosecurity protocols with the feed delivery personnel in advance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Place signs near the first point of entry to limit unauthorized vehicles and people.<\/p><\/div>\n
Place signs near the first point of entry to limit unauthorized vehicles and people.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>
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