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SUMMER 2014 ISSUE
LIVESTOCK MATTERS
18
B IOSECUR I TY FEATURE
Have you considered the risk?
What can you do?
5.
Vaccination failure
Ensure it is kept cool whilst transported
Make sure fridges are working properly and that medicine is not out of date
Ensure good hygiene and appropriate equipment
Consult and agree a testing and dosing programme with your vet who will
be able to advise of different risks, timescales and procedures
7.
Wildlife and other animals
Control and minimise exposure to feed by keeping stores covered and shut
Discourage vermin by keeping farmyard and surroundings clean and tidy
Dispose of old or soiled feed safely
Prevent dogs from accessing feed areas and be mindful of public footpaths
where dogs may have been in contact with stock
8.
Cats and dogs
Minimise risk of stock contact
9.
Slurry
Apply a risk assessment to any slurry or farmyard manure taken
Dogs should be regularly treated for tapeworms, particularly newly
acquired animals, before they have access to pasture
10.
Shared kit and contractors
Wash vehicles on arrival and on leaving the farm - dirty vehicles of all types
pose a high risk of introducing infection
Borrow or buy from a known source
Avoid walkers’ dogs having free access to livestock areas. As well as the
risk of worrying sheep they can carry disease on to the farm
Cats and vermin must not get into food stores (cat faeces may contain
Toxoplasma which can cause abortion storms in sheep)
6.
Shared watercourses
Consider alternatives and risk of wildlife and neighbours
Use mains water wherever possible