Biosecurity

Question 1

Who does the FAO work under?

Answer 1

UN and OIE

Question 2

Which countries does the FAO especially work with?

Answer 2

Developing

Question 3

What is EMPRES?

Answer 3

Emergency prevention system

Question 4

What does the OIE health info database report?

Answer 4

Status, sanitary safety, scientific info etc

Question 5

Who has the Animal Database Notification System?

Answer 5

Europe

Question 6

Who monitors the OIE and FAO?

Answer 6

Defra

Question 7

Who places restrictions, control measures and outbreak reports?

Answer 7

Government

Question 8

WHo produces surveillance reports?

Answer 8

APHA

Question 9

Who does APHA work under?

Answer 9

Defra

Question 10

Which notifiable diseases are currently present?

Answer 10

TB, BSE/scrapie, sheep scab, paramyxovirus (pigeons), EIAV, anthrax

Question 11

What zones are in place in a confirmed notifiable disease?

Answer 11

3km protection zone (no movement except slaughter), 10km surveillance zone (movement only under license)

Question 12

Who does “preventing incursion” apply to?

Answer 12

People visiting two or more farms within 3 days

Question 13

What is good biosecurity for vehicles?

Answer 13

Park on hard standing, clean before leaving premises, disinfect wheels with mats, clean footwells and pedals, “clean on clean off” policy

Question 14

What’s the problem with a closed herd?

Answer 14

Genetic issues

Question 15

What’s an alternative to a closed herd?

Answer 15

Quarantine before introduction, monitor herd health, routine screening

Question 16

How long should quarantine be for?

Answer 16

13-20 days, or 28 for BVDV or 1 year for Brucellosis

Question 17

What should you do with escapees?

Answer 17

Quarantine before re-introduction

Question 18

What should quarantine building be like?

Answer 18

Minimum 3m separation, near entrance, separate building

Question 19

What’s the advantage of a double perimiter fence?

Answer 19

Prevents nose-nose contact and short range spread

Question 20

How long should there be between cycles in all in all out production?

Answer 20

14-21 days

Question 21

What’s an advantage of all in all out?

Answer 21

Prevents evolution of virulence e.g. HPAI

Question 22

Why should you segregate different species?

Answer 22

Some diseases are more serious depending on species

Question 23

Why is dry sweeping not recommended?

Answer 23

Aerosolises pathogens

Question 24

How should you remove organic matter instead?

Answer 24

Use wet disinfectants with detergent because this inactivates disinfectants