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Biosecurity Flashcards

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Biosecurity goal

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Preventing diseases from entering the operation and if it does enter, preventing the spread

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Disease control is a HUGE

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Challenge

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Control _____ of animals, people, equipment and clean and disinfect as much as possible

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Movement

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Why is biosecurity needed? (3)

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  1. ) Optimal growth can be achieved
  2. ) Increase reproductive performance
  3. ) Decrease medicine and labor costs
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3 Areas of Biosecurity

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  1. ) Bio-exclusion
  2. ) Bio-containment
  3. ) Bio-management
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Bio-exclusion prevents…

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Introduction of disease agents onto the farm and focuses on:
Shower in/shower out
Room disinfecting
All-in/all-out

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Bio-containment prevents…

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Spread of disease agents to neighbors

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Bio-management =

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Minimal clinical disease status

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Disease transmission: Greatest threat to swine herds comes from…

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Other swine

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Pathogen examples:

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viruses
bacteria
protozoa
fungus

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The most common way to transmit?

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Direct transmission

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Direct transmission: Contact and exposed to…

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  • Susceptible animals come into direct/close contact with infected, contagious animals
  • Exposed to air droplets, saliva, nasal, genital mucus, fetal fluids, feces, urine, milk, skin and blood
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Indirect transmission: Contact

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Come in contact with infected/contaminated vehicles, equipment, fomites and vectors

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What are fomites?

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Soil, water, feed, bedding

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What are vectors?

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People (clothing, shoes, body), rodents, birds, cats, dogs, flies, mosquitoes

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Animal’s ability to prevent a pathogen from developing or to counteract effects of toxins

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Immunity

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Natural immunity exists without _____.

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Exposure to disease agent

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Active immunity is acquired through _____ or _____.

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Vaccination or after the body battles an infection

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Passive immunity is acquired when _____.

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Antibodies are passed from one animal to another

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What is all-in/all-out?

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Move animals @ same time, same age and during all phases

*Boar and gestation excluded

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Once a group is made, no…

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Younger or older pigs may be introduced

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All-in/all-out decreases…

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Exposure to disease-causing pathogens

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All-in/all-out prevents…

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Disease transmission from older to younger pigs

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All-in/all-out increases…

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Average daily gain by maintaining health status

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All replacement breeding stock should come from...
A single source
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All animals should be isolated for at least _____.
30 days
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Isolation facilities need to be at least _____.
500 yards from main herd
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All animals need to be _____ and _____.
Blood-tested and observed for signs of disease
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Dead pigs are...
Disease reservoirs and need to be removed promptly from pens/barns
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Dead pigs should be delivered to _____.
An off-site location where renderers can pick them up
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_____ shouldn't have access to dead pigs.
Rodents and other animals
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Building location: Minimum of _____ from other swine operations
2 miles
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Building location should be _____ from other livestock.
110 yards
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Building should be off...
From major roads
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Building should also be...
Hilly and protected from wind
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_____ are more favorable to disease transmission than _____.
Cold, humid climates than | hot, dry climates
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Which two areas are most critical to be kept clean?
Boar stud and farrowing house
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Daily chores are done in order of... | Other conditions to follow:
- Highest health status to lowest - Follow "conception" --> "consumption" - Wash hands when changing activites - Change out contaminated clothing - Footbaths
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Low-risk visitors have...
No livestock contact
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Medium-risk visitors...
Routinely visit farms (Ex: mailmen)
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High-risk visitors...
Contact with animals and or animal fluids (Ex: veterinarians
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Employees should NOT have contact with
Pigs outside work | Employees and visitors shower-in before entering and shower-out before leaving
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Visitors should be kept to a minimum:
- No contact 24-h prior | - Sign-in book
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_____ can bring a # of diseases.
Water
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To avoid water contamination..
Check source and cleanliness | -Chlorinate if doubt
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Feed biosecurity
Know feed origin Drivers wear clean coveralls and boots Delivery truck washed Clean up feed spills
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Bedding NOT contaminated by...
Birds or rodents during storage

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