Biosecurity Flashcards
Goal of bio security/bio containment plan
prevent the transmission of infectious agents into
and among individuals, groups of animals, farms, or
regions
3 principles of bio security and bio containment
**epidemiologic triangle
– Increase host resistance
– Eliminate disease reservoirs
– Prevent/minimize transmission
Bio security plan: intrinsic and extrinsic elements
– Intrinsic: Immune status, nutrition, genetics
– Extrinsic: Movement pathways, segregation, physical barriers
Biosecurity plan depends on which principles (hint: there’s 7 principles)
HACCP= hazard analysis and critical control points
Between 1995 and 2005, number of dairy farms
Decreased by 44%
4 exposure pathways to dairy cattle
–Oral: Contaminated feed or water
• Inhalation - Dust & manure particles
• Physical – Oronasal cavities, teat ends, wounds
• Indirect – Fomites and Vectors
4 farm biosecurity risks
• Cattle from other premises – Ideally all should have complete health & vaccination records, New cattle should be isolated for 10 days – 3 weeks
• Feedstuffs – Commonly contaminated by manure, water or wildlife
• Vehicles and People
– Dairy farms are the hub of many logistical systems
– Restricting access is of paramount importance
– Even farm workers can be the source of contamination
• Drinking water
– Restrict wildlife access and perhaps filter or treat
Most common infectious diseases in dairy operations (7)
Bovine virus diarrhea
Brucellosis
Tuberculosis
Staph
Salmonella
Mycobacterium
Neospora
2 control methods for infectious diseases: dairy operations
Testing
Vaccination
Bio containment definition
-The result of actions to prevent the spread of
disease agents among groups of animals at a
facility or farm
-Serves as an important backup to biosecurity (When biosecurity is breached, biocontainment
lessens the damage)
Biosecurity definition
The result of management practices to avoid
(re)introduction of disease agents to a facility or
region (e.g., farm, veterinary hospital, nation)
New cattle entering farm should be isolated for how long
10 days-3 weeks
Bio containment maintenance methods (10)
-vaccination
-unidirectional flow of animals, people, material (separate 4 major animals groups)
-scheduled cleaning of facilities and equipment
-logical milking order (lowest to highest mastitis rates)
-move newborn calves to individual stalls immediately
-avoid direct contact between animal groups (don’t share food)
-limit exposure to recycled water
-proper manure handling
Bio containment maintenance: newborn calves
– Move to individual hutches/stalls immediately after birth
– 4 qts of colostrum w/in 24 hrs of birth
– No waste milk (normal milk or milk replacer) —> Unless Pasteurized
– Vaccinate 3-4 wks prior to movement to group pens
Bio containment maintenance: logical milking orde
– LOWEST MASTITIS RATE: First-lactation & recently calved cows
– High-producing cows
– Lower-producing cows
– HIGHEST MASTITIS RATE: Cows at the end of lactation period
Bio containment maintenance: separation into 4 major animals groups
Newborns
Young stock and heifers
Lactating cows
Non lactating cows
H5N2 spread: causes and biosecurity breaches
– Virus was introduced into US via wild bird migration
– Windborne detection of virus up to 1 km from source
– Equipment sharing among farms
– Lack of vehicle cleaning & disinfection
– Rodents and wild birds inside poultry barns
– Bird/poultry exhibits at State/county fairs
Importance of hospital precautions (examples)
-Monkey pox outbreak in 2003 —> 25% of infected people were vet personnel
-66% of vets report animal related injury resulting in lost work or hospitalization
-needle sticks are one of most frequent accidents
Common zoonoses in vet personnel (9)
Salmonellosis
Cryptosporidiosis
Plague
Sporotrichosis
MRSA
Avian chlamydiosis/psittacosis
Dermatophytosis
Leptospirosis
Q fever