Source: PigHealthToday.com
The latest disease outbreaks fueled by new disease variants are good reminders that the best biosecurity plans must include strategies to keep disease contained within a barn as well as ways to prevent new disease outbreaks.
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Biosecurity was originally defined by Koblentz (2010) as "a set of preventative measures designed to reduce the risk of transmission of infectious diseases."
This has since been updated and adopted into EU Animal Health Law (2016) as "the sum of...
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North American pork producers are being encouraged to take every precaution and to focus on day-to-day biosecurity to keep disease causing organisms off the farm. The Swine Health Information Center's...
Automated manure and waste water handling is most often accomplished by collecting and storing manure and waste in storages located directly beneath the animals or in a nearby containment structure.
The use of confinement systems for livestock and dairy production...
A fairly biosecure way to enjoy your local fairs:
Everyone at the fair has a responsibility to protect pig health.
Going to fairs, or anywhere else that has pigs from a different source, creates risk for your farm.
There...
When incineration is conducted onsite, it significantly enhances biosecurity by containing potentially diseased waste within a controlled environment. High-temperature incineration immediately destroys pathogens, preventing the spread of disease. This is a crucial advantage over composting, where pathogens may survive...
Farmscape for February 16, 2023
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The first set of research proposals under the Swine health Information Center's 2.3 million dollar Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Program have now been approved. The Swine Health Information Center, the Foundation for...
Farmscape for April 26, 2023
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The Swine Health Information Center is emphasising the importance of biosecurity and biocontainment to help contain the spread of the PRRS Lineage 1C variant. The Swine Health Information Center's April...
Lanxess, a renowned leader in Biosecurity Solutions, took the spotlight at the 2024 Iowa Pork Congress, North America's largest winter swine trade show held in Des Moines at the end of January. Going beyond the conventional tradeshow experience, this...
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An Edmonton based veterinary consultant suggests, by improving the design of the loadout, pork producers can reduce the risk of disease transmission from transport trailers back into the barn. "Practical...