Implementing any of these suggestions will reduce the risk of disease entry.
Each additional step implemented will further reduce biosecurity risks.
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- Quarantine replacement stock, or at least ensure that their health status is compatible with the existing herd.
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- Restrict entry to essential personnel and record entry.
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- Provide boots and coveralls for staff and visitors for each barn.
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- Staff should change into dedicated boots and coveralls upon entering each different barn. Clean footbaths may be appropriate within a barn for different rooms.
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- Provide shower facilities for visitors.
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- Minimise entry of equipment, supplies etc. and take appropriate precautions such as disinfection, removal from shipping boxes etc.
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- Prevent entry by wild animals (rats, birds, insects) or pets (dogs, cats). Use screens in windows, air inlets, doors etc.
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- Use a semen supplier that routinely tests for PRRS virus and other infectious agents etc.
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- Ensure that feed and water sources are free from infectious agents.
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| 10. Review your biosecurity plan and herd health program, including vaccination protocols, with your veterinarian on a regular basis. |
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Biosecurity “Stop” signs suitable for entries are available for download and printing. For more information visit the OMAFRA livestock web site or call our Agricultural Information Contact Centre at: 1-877-424-1300.
For more information:
Toll Free: 1-877-424-1300
E-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca
