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Biosecurity for the Livestock Enterprise. Biosecurity – Disease Prevention. Management practices to protect health of livestock herd Prevent introduction of pathogen and poison Establishment of barriers Minimize movement of biological organisms. Isolation. Purchase of new animals is most
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Biosecurity – Disease Prevention • Management practices to protect health of livestock herd • Prevent introduction of pathogen and poison • Establishment of barriers • Minimize movement of biological organisms
Isolation Purchase of new animals is most common biosecurity risk factor • Limit contact and co-mingling of animals • Inspect, screen and quarantine new and returning animals • Healthy looking animals can harbor/shed infectious agents • Use of common or un-clean equipment negates isolation
Traffic Control • What are points of entry? • Vehicles • Farm Equipment • Other animals
Traffic Control • People • Employees • Visitors • Previous travel stops • Foreign travel • Prevention • Footbaths • Disposable boots • Change of clothes
Sanitation • Disinfection of things entering ranch • People • Animals • Equipment • Maintenance of cleanliness of people and equipment
Sanitation • Need to consider the prior stops of deliveries • Fuel • Feed • Livestock trucks Where do the vehicles go? • What is the level of cleanliness/disinfection
Sanitation • People • Transfer of pathogens on shoes, clothes • Equipment • Don’t use same equipment for feed and manure • Clean equipment after potential contamination • Clean facilities between groups of animals • Clean environment for working • Reduce transfer of pathogens
Biosecurity – Enterprise Security • Protection of the livestock enterprise from external pressures who’s goals are to: • Alter management practices • “Free the animals” • Destroy facilities and equipment • Stop modern agriculture practices • Bring harm to individuals associated with ag enterprises Agroterrorism PETA, ALF, ELF, Greenpeace, foreign countries
Biosecurity – Enterprise Security • Isolation, Traffic Control, Sanitation • Employee Screening • Employee Training • Assessment of Situation • People, Animals, Material • Vigilance to Security Measures • Florida is a “Sentinel State”
Assess security risks • Look at the ranch from the outside • Where is it vulnerable • What security measures are in place • People/Employees are first line of active defense • Discovery and mitigation starts at the ranch – you are the 1st responder • Cooperate – Coordinate with local law enforcement • If it doesn’t look right – question it
Why have a biosecurity plan • To prevent economic loss caused by production loess • To prevent theft of animals, machinery, or equipment • To protect wholesome image of livestock ag and protect market access • Prevent or minimize an interruption in cash flow • Create awareness of potential harm from individuals and begin prevention
For Additional Information or Training Dr. Matt Hersom Extension Beef Cattle Specialist Dept of Animal Sciences 352-392-2390 hersom@ufl.edu