Thursday, December 04, 2008
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Biosecurity assessment for producers

Where are Your Biosecurity Risks?

 

Evaluate your potential risk (for producers)

Yes

No

1

Do you have a single entry to the farm for vehicular traffic?

   
2 Do you have a single entry to the farm buildings for visitors?    
3 Do you prevent unnecessary contact with the animals?    
4 Do you keep visitors out of feeding and feed storage areas?    
5 Do you provide freshly laundered coveralls, boots (disposable or disinfected slip on’s), and hats for visitors who will enter animal areas?    
6 Do you have visitors who will interact with animals wash their hands?    
7 Do you require gloves for anyone who will touch cows’ udders?    
8 Do you provide personnel footbaths at strategic locations?    
9 Do you change the disinfecting solution in personnel footbaths frequently?    
10 Do you require employees who live or work on other farms to shower, put on freshly laundered outerwear, and disinfect footwear prior to reporting to work?    
11 Do you require visitors from countries where Foot and Mouth Disease is endemic to disinfect clothing before visiting?    
12 Do you require visitors from countries where Foot and Mouth Disease is endemic must avoid ALL contact with both livestock and wildlife for 14 days prior to visiting your farm?    
13 Do you thoroughly wash areas with a cleaning solution prior to disinfecting?    
14 Do you keep separate tools for manure handling and feeding?    
15 Do you require disinfection of foot trimming equipment between farms?    
16 Do you require disinfection of veterinary and identification equipment between animals, groups and farms?    
17 Do you disinfect surfaces only after they are clean and dry?    
18 Do you begin disinfecting at the top of items and work down?    
19 Do you ensure that disinfectant solution runs off all the surfaces during the disinfecting procedure?    
20 Do you allow disinfected surfaces to dry before using?    
21 Do you remove pest attractants such as spilled feed, spoiled feed, manure, weeds, brushy areas?    
22 Do you plug holes and gaps that rodents can enter?    
23 Do you use netting and ventilation grills to prevent rodents and birds from entering animal areas?    
24 Do you move animal carcasses away from buildings, feed storage and corrals immediately?    
25 Do you use fly sprays, fly baits, rodent baits, and traps to contain pest populations?    
26 Do you keep domestic pets away from farm premises?    
27 Do you keep birds, rodents, domestic pets, and wildlife out of feed storage and feeding areas?    
28 Do you isolate newly purchased livestock    
29 Do you have isolation, testing, and vaccination protocols for your farm?    

Your Answer: Yes
This is the accepted practice

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