Swine dz control and prevention

Question 1

10 areas of biosecurity

Answer 1

1. location
2. perimeter
3. entrance
4. building
5. shipping
6. new stock
7. food and water
8. dead stock
9. manure removal
10. clean-up and disinfxn

Question 2

ideal distance of farm from main road

Answer 2

1 km (if multi-site: nursery and finisher at least 1 km away)
*middle of cornfield is ideal

Question 3

1st line of defense against humans and animal movement

Answer 3

walls or fences (concrete > wires)

Question 4

quarantine replacement animals for at least _____

Answer 4

30 days (minimum)
60 d (others)

Question 5

T/F: pallets promote better circulation and maintain feeds dry

Answer 5

T

Question 6

molds are signs of _________

Answer 6

mycotoxicosis

Question 7

dead pigs must be buried _______

Answer 7

at least 4 ft below (then spray some disinfectant)
*incinerate - alternative

Question 8

T/F: different age group must have different manure removal

Answer 8

T

Question 9

how often is wet cleaning

Answer 9

2-3x a week

Question 10

removal of organic material

Answer 10

cleaning (1L soap:100 L water)

Question 11

ideal contact time

Answer 11

30 min

Question 12

destruction of microorg

Answer 12

disinfection (after cleaning; 1 disinfectant is enough)

Question 13

ratio of disinfectant

Answer 13

glutaraldehyde (1:200 or 1:400)
phenol (1:200)
chlorine (15g/10L)

Question 14

most expensive operation

Answer 14

animal nutri

Question 15

in an all-in-all-out system, a building must have _______ downtime before loading

Answer 15

1 week