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Farm Biosecurity

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Biosecurity is the routine protocol that farm managers must adopt to prevent or reduce the introduction & transmission of disease in livestock & precautions needed to reduce the risk of Bioterrorism.

No Biosecurity system is perfect. Zero risk of disease on farms is unachieveable and breakdowns are inevitable, particularly in areas of high livestock density. However, adherence to sound Biosecurity principles reduces risks to a minimum. [Adapted from: "Biosecurity: reducing disease risks to pig breeding herds", by Geoff Pritchard, Ian Davis & Jake Waddilove, In Practice, 2005, 27 (5): 230-237].

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_ Cattle: Biosecurity in Teagasc Cattle Herds	Protocols adopted in Teagasc Research Herds
Animal Biosecurity	DPIF, Queensland
Animal Health & Welfare	DAF (Department of Agriculture & Food, Republic of Ireland)
Biosecurity - A Practical Approach: Guidelines For Movement of Equipment Contractors Between Farms	DPI, Victoria
Biosecurity: Protecting Your Health & the Health of Your Animals	U Nebraska, Lincoln
Bio-terrorism & Site Security	NE Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors (NERA), USA
Cattle & Sheep: Chicken litter & chicken faeces– It’s illegal to let livestock (especially cattle & sheep) eat it	DPIF, Queensland - Danger especially of Botulism & BSE
Cattle: Biosecurity & Bulls	NADIS (National Animal Disease Information Service)
Exclusion of animals from landfill sites - Exotic animal disease prevention	DPIF, Queensland
Exotic disease - Think the worst first	DPIF, Queensland
Farm Security & Bio-Terrorism	USDA & U Florida
Pigs: Lime washing of concrete pens as a disinfection aid	NADIS (National Animal Disease Information Service)
Preventing the Spread of Animal Diseases - Applications for Youth Livestock Shows	U Nebraska, Lincoln

See also: Cattle | Horses | Pigs | Sheep & Goats

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