{"id":4368,"date":"2020-10-20T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T14:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genus-develop.go-vip.co\/pic\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=4368"},"modified":"2021-11-16T09:36:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T15:36:54","slug":"protect-your-herd-avoid-these-common-biosecurity-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/genus-develop.go-vip.co\/pic\/resources\/protect-your-herd-avoid-these-common-biosecurity-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect Your Herd: Avoid These Common Biosecurity Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Health risks are always looking for a way into the barn. They are relentless, and your biosecurity practices need to be relentless too. Overlooking just one biosecurity protocol could lead to lost productivity and profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PIC Health Assurance team has been in the field, assisting farm teams to improve biosecurity implementation. As they worked with these teams, they noticed a trend. The same biosecurity breaches kept popping up. Review the list below. Are any of these happening in your facilities?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Clean\/Dirty lines not established<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a fine line between clean and dirty, literally. If clean\/dirty lines are unclear or absent, adhering to them is a challenge.<br>The clean areas include the barns&#8217; interior, office and connecting hallways, and all places and equipment in contact with live pigs. The clean area perimeter is a set of physical barriers, including solid walls, cool cells, curtains and doors that protect and define the clean areas within a barn. Doors, showers, decontamination rooms and chutes, which border the dirty areas, are referred to as clean\/dirty lines (intermediate). Everything outside of the clean area is considered dirty area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing may cross the clean\/dirty line without an intervention or decontamination protocol. Clean\/dirty<br>lines need to be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-default\"><li>Clearly defined<\/li><li>Easy to follow during work routines<\/li><li>Designed to avoid cross-traffic<\/li><li>Strictly respected<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Make it easy for the farm team by using high-visibility tape or paint to mark the clean\/dirty lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Open for intruders: unlocked external doors and no signage<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Prevent unwanted intruders and retain the clean\/dirty line&#8217;s sanctity with &#8220;No Entry&#8221; signage and locking external doors. These steps<br>prevent non-farm personnel and unintentional personnel entry from the outside. Place signs on every external door. The sign should clearly state \u2018No Entry\u2019 in words and visual illustration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avoid accidental re-entry and place \u2018No Re-Entry\u2019 signs on the internal doors or clearly mark as \u201cEmergency Exit Only.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Supply entry process confusion. What&#8217;s disinfected and what isn&#8217;t?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Avoid confusion with clear protocols. Post the supplies and equipment entry protocol on both the supply entry room&#8217;s dirty and clean side. Remember, supplies entering the farm should be kept to a minimum.<br>All approved items must either:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Pass through the fumigation room <\/li><li>Be disinfected at the pass-through window with disinfectant spray or wipes with 10-minutes minimum contact time<\/li><li>Pass through a UV light chamber (254 nm wavelength) with 10-minutes minimum exposure time<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding a fumigation log will reduce confusion, too. The log should include: initials of the person bringing in supplies, a brief description of the supplies, date\/time placed in fumigation room, and date\/time entered into the farm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Free-pass through the pass-through window<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Items entering through the pass-through window do not get a free-pass from biosecurity measures. As mentioned above, all items entering the farm need disinfection. This includes the pass-through window. Make it easy for your team. Display the pass-through window disinfection protocols and have the necessary disinfection supplies available at the pass-through point so the team follows the protocol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Empty or missing bait stations<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Bait stations usually fall victim to a set and forget\u2014 service bait stations, internally and externally, at least monthly. Designate a farm staff member to manage internal bait stations on the same day each month. The easiest way to manage external bait stations and pest management is to hire a professional service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if farm staff are also responsible for external bait stations, place bait stations every 50 feet around the facilities (barns\/buildings) and the mortality disposal area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Damaged feed lines and feed spills<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Feed spills are a pest magnet. Pests such as rodents and birds are known to be vectors for carrying diseases. Feed spills should be cleaned up promptly, or at a minimum daily, to prevent attractant to birds, wildlife, rodents, and other varmints (including feral pigs!). Preventing feed spills or cleaning them promptly, constitutes less of a risk of attracting varmints to the farm to potentially spread disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mortality-disposal-mistakes\"><strong>Mortality disposal mistakes<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Mortality is an expected part of animal production. Carcasses, tissues and fluids carry pathogens. Contain those risks with farm-specific mortality collection and removal protocols. The area for most improvement in mortality management is the disposal area. Take a look at the disposal area. Are strategies in place to mitigate wildlife, fowl and rodent attraction? Is the composting area fully enclosed and covered? Like bait stations, designate a team member to check the disposal area regularly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Biosecurity resources<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary focus of the PIC Health Assurance team is to maintain a high health status of the PIC system and to protect our customers&#8217; herds. The Health Assurance team developed many biosecurity resources \u2013 BioShield\u2122 biosecurity manual, posters, biosecurity training videos, signs and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health risks are always looking for a way into the barn. 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