Lesson 1

1. Lesson 1 Good Production Practice #1 Establish and implement an efficient and effective herd health management plan

2. Objectives • This lesson will help you: • Describe herd health management procedures that help maintain and improve the health of the herd • Name and describe appropriate biosecurity procedures, such as cleaning and disinfection of equipment, that help maintain herd health Good Production Practice 1

3. Herd Health Management Plan • Controls disease • Prevention vs. treatment • Reduces risk of drug residue • Reduces medication cost Good Production Practice 1

4. Herd Health Management Plan • Develop a herd health plan with your veterinarian • Regular animal evaluation • Vaccination plan • Parasite control • Biosecurity • Rodent/pest control • Cleaning and disinfecting • Review health status of the herd Good Production Practice 1

5. Herd Health Management Plan • Regular veterinarian herd health checks • Vaccination plan • Parasite control • Biosecurity • Rodent/pest control • Cleaning and disinfecting procedures Good Production Practice 1

6. Herd Health Checks • Regularly scheduled veterinarian herd health check • Observe animals • Review vaccination and treatment records • Discuss any health concerns Good Production Practice 1

7. Biosecurity • Keeping disease out of your herd • Keeping your pigs’ diseases from spreading to other pigs Disease Prevention Disease Good Production Practice 1

8. Biosecurity • How can diseases be transmitted from one farm to another? • Rodents, wildlife, birds, pets • Vehicles • Humans • New animals • Clothes and shoes • Air Good Production Practice 1

9. Biosecurity • Biosecurity measures taken on many commercial swine operations • Clean and disinfect buildings and equipment • Wear plastic boots, farm-supplied clothing • Limit foot traffic • Shower-in and shower-out Good Production Practice 1

10. Rodent/Pest Control • Rodent/pest control • Deny entrance to facilities and building • Remove sources of food that can attract and maintain rodent populations • Deny “cover” or places to live • Bait or trap to reduce the number of existing rodents • Do not use cats for rodent control Good Production Practice 1

11. Cleaning and Disinfecting • Cleaning and disinfecting procedures • Remove organic matter • Manure, bedding, etc. • Thoroughly clean building and equipment • Disinfect • Allow to dry before repopulating Good Production Practice 1

12. Take-Home Message • Work with your veterinarian to develop a herd health plan • Develop and implement a biosecurity plan with your veterinarian • Implement specific biosecurity measures that you have identified • Respect fellow producers’ biosecurity Good Production Practice 1

13. Summary • A herd health plan can help you to prevent diseases in your herd, keeping it healthy • Biosecurity should be a part of your herd health plan Disease Good Production Practice 1

14. Youth Pork Quality Assurance Plus Good Production Practice 1