Biosecurity for Producers and Veterinarians

Lecture 22

What is defined as a series of management practices designed to reduce the introduction of disease and pests onto a farm?

farm biosecurity

What is defined as reducing introduction of disease and pests by preventing entry onto a farm?

bioexclusion

What is defined as minimizing the spread of disease and pests within a farm and beyond?

biocontainment

What are the three levels of biosecurity in animals?

conceptual

structural

procedural

What is the primary level of biosecurity that revolves around the location of animal facilities; has to do with physical location of the farm with the goal of distancing it from potential exposure to other animals?

conceptual biosecurity

What is the secondary level of biosecurity that deals with physical factors; includes the physical barriers to exclusion and exposure?

structural biosecurity

What is the tertiary level of biosecirty that deals with routine procedures to prevent introduction (bioexclusion) and spread (biocontainment); standard operation procedures and activities done to enhance biosecurity?

procedural biosecurity

What is defined as keeping different animals separate to prevent disease transmission?

segregation

What are key elements of farm level biosecurity?

segregation

premise access control

line of separation

quarantine

hygiene

monitoring

veterinary farm calls

What is defined as terrorist acts intended to disrupt or damage a country’s agriculture (or food chain), especially the use of a biological agent against crops or livestock?

agroterrorism

What is the primary impact target of agroterrorism?

economic warfare (but also psychological impact due to loss of confidence in food supply, government, our sense of safety)

Most diseases on the CDC biothreat list are what?

zoonotic

Describe the scope of economic damage with FMD in the United States.

Estimated dose is $128 to 228 billion and does not include secondary costs to supporting industries such as retailers, processors, veterinarians and does not include the social and emotional costs

most of the dollar costs is due to loss of exports

Who is a key element in farm biosecurity that has a moral and regulatory obligation to protect the farm and prevent intrusion along with the producer?

veterinarian