Biosecurity assessment for agribusiness

Are You a Biosecurity
Risk to Your Clients?

	Evaluate your potential risk (for agribusiness people)	Yes	No
1	Do you make appointments before visiting farms?
2	Do you avoid interactions with animals unless necessary?
3	Do you stay out of feeding and feed storage areas unless necessary?
4	Do you avoid travelling from cow lanes/pens to feeding areas?
5	Do you wear freshly laundered coveralls and hat on farm visits?
6	Do you disinfect your footwear upon arriving and leaving each farm?
7	Do you wash your hands before and after interacting with animals?
8	Do you wear gloves if you need to touch cows’ udders?
9	Do you use personnel footbaths if they are provided?
10	Do you make sure any colleagues who are accompanying you adhere to biosecurity protocols?
11	Do you provide coveralls, boots, and hats for any colleagues who accompany you on farm visits?
12	If you travel outside of the US, do you follow USDA/APHIS disease control guidelines?
13	Do you thoroughly wash areas with a cleaning solution prior to disinfecting?
14	If you work directly with animals, do you disinfect your equipment between animals, groups and farms?
15	Do you disinfect cameras, computers, and other personal items between farms should they become contaminated with feed, manure, saliva, etc.?
16	Do you disinfect equipment only after surfaces are clean and dry?
17	Do you start disinfecting the top of equipment and work down?
18	Do you ensure that disinfectant solution runs off all the surfaces?
19	Do you allow disinfected surfaces to dry before using?
20	Do you keep your dog at home?

Your Answer: Yes
This is the accepted practice

Your Answer: No
This may be an area where you could strengthen your biosecurity plan