BIOSECURITY MEASURES FOR YOUR GAMEFARM
1. TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS
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Limit the number of visitors to the farm.
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Log visitors and indicate last farm visited.
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Farm must be fenced.
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Hang a biosecurity sign or NO AUTHORIZED ENTRY sign at the gate.
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Doors to each house may be kept locked to reduced unauthorized entry.
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Visit farms or houses in order from youngest to oldest flock.
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Visit sick flock last.
2. CLEANING AND DISINFECTION
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Clean and disinfect houses before arrival of new batch of birds.
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Remove unnecessary equipment inside the farm.
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Farm workers should shower and wear clean clothes to work.
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Make a habit of hand washing.
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Footwear should be dipped in the footbath between each house
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No sharing of farm equipment.
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Disinfect as early as possibly after houses are cleared.
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Use approved disinfection program
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Be systematic and thorough in disinfecting buildings, feed bodega, workers quarters, area around the buildings, water circuits, vectors – where insects and rodents are.
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Check quality of water.
3. FARM ISOLATION
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Assign a holding area for incoming birds and quarantine.
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Fence the perimeter of the farm.
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Do not use open bodies of water such as a pond or lake as a source.
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Farm should be 0.5km radius away from another farm.
4. RODENT AND INSECT CONTROL
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Miminize animal activity around the poultry houses. This include pets, wild animals, and other farm animals.
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No mixing of animal species.
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Minimize feed spillage.
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Set up rodent tarps in necessary.
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Protect against predators.
5. VACCINATION
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The administration of antigenic material (a vaccine) to stimulate an individual’s immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen.
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An ideal way of protecting the flock from viral and some bacterial diseases.