Biosecurity and Pathogen Control for Pig Farms Updated Edition: Special Emphasis on African Swine Fever

The format is deliberate to provide the farmer and advisor with an easy reference source with quick fixes; it is more of a “how to” than a text book. Many of the pages can be used by farmers as advice sheets which can be used around the farm to provide rapid and useful information on pathogen control.

• Language: English
• Author/s: John Carr
• Release date: 2016
• Pages: 128
• Binding: Hard cover. Wire-o
• Dimensions: 11 X 20

INDEX

1. Introduction

2. Main pathogens of pigs

• Parasites of pigs
• External parasites
• Internal parasites
• Bacteria in pigs
• How can bacteria make a pig sick?
• Basic swine bacteriology
• Viruses of pigs
• Viruses - How do they cause disease?
• Outbreak of African swine fever
• Main disorders of pigs by age/group

3. How do pathogens get into your farm?

• Three zone farming
• Considerations in the design of the outer security perimeter
• Monitoring the perimeter fence
• Perimeter fence openings
• Respect the perimeter fence
• Location: pathogen movement from a farm
• Loading area
• Ensuring the incoming stock is of the correct health status
• How many animals do we need to test?
• Selection of specimens
• Examination of isolation premises prior to the delivery of animals
• Boar or gilt introduction
• The isolation quarters are run as strict all-in/all-out
• Use of farm materials to stabilise farm immunity
• Feedback
• Isolation and acclimatisation
• What does all-in/all-out mean?
• Pathogens that might be transmitted through semen
• posal of dead pigs
• Truck routines
• Truck cleaning problems
• Transport inspection check list
• Transport hygiene check list
• Vermin control measures
• Rodent control
• Bird control
• Fly and mosquito control
• Reducing and controlling people’s risks
• Visitor entry procedures
• Hand-washing protocol
• Hand hygiene assessment using ultraviolet (uv) light
• Visitors’ book
• Biosecurity– visitor dress code
• Shower room protocols
• Shower room hygiene
• Problems with the showe
• Straw and bedding
• Machine and equipment purchases
• Bringing food into the farm
• Air filtration
• Biosecurity checking

4. Reducing pathogens on the farm

• Controlling today’s number one risk: the compromised pig
• Hospital pen records
• Hospital pen design
• What to do with compromised pigs
• All-in/all-out (AIAO)
• Pig flow
• Disinfectant management: foot baths
• Cleaning a room between batches
• Internal biosecurity between batches
• Set up/cleaning report
• Fumigation
• Application of lime wash
• Medicine refrigerator set up
• The use of vaccines in pigs
• Feed hygiene to reduce contamination
• Feed bulk bins
• Partial depopulation: the basics
• Animal movements

5. Elimination of pathogens from farms

• Depopulation/repopulation
• Depopulation procedures
• Cleaning protocols
• African swine fever outbreak
• Slaughterhouse cleaning-up, depopulation and repopulation protocol
• Hysterectomy and moving piglets to a new farm
• Segregated early weaning
• Partial depopulation
• Vaccination and testing and removing
• Herd closure and pathogen exposure
• Medication programmes