Instant Insights: Improving Biosecurity in Livestock Production

Chapter 1 - On-farm strategies for preventing pig diseases: improving biosecurity: Jeroen Dewulf and Dominiek Maes, Ghent University, Belgium; 1 Introduction 2 What is biosecurity? 3 External biosecurity measures 4 Internal biosecurity measures 5 Measuring biosecurity 6 Conclusion 7 References

Chapter taken from: Maes, D. and Segales, J. (eds.), Optimising pig herd health and production, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2022, (ISBN 978 1 78676 883 4)

Chapter 2 - Disease identification and management on the pig farm: Dominiek Maes, Jeroen Dewulf, Filip Boyen and Freddy Haesebrouck, Ghent University, Belgium; 1 Introduction 2 Disease identification 3 Disease management and control: overview 4 External biosecurity 5 Internal biosecurity 6 Vaccination and antimicrobial medication 7 Future trends in diagnostics and disease monitoring and control 8 Conclusion 9 Where to look for further information 10 References

Chapter taken from: Wiseman, J. (ed.), Achieving sustainable production of pig meat - Volume 3: Animal health and welfare, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2018, (ISBN 978 1 78676 096 8)

Chapter 3 - Improving biosecurity in poultry flocks: Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt and Manon Racicot, Universite de Montreal, Canada; and Mattias Delpont, Ecole Nationale Veterinaire de Toulouse, France; 1 Introduction 2 Reducing sources of contamination: cleaning and disinfection of poultry barns 3 Reducing sources of contamination: equipment and vehicles
4 Reducing sources of contamination: water and feed hygiene 5 Reducing sources of contamination: insect, mite and rodent pests, wild birds and pets 6 Reducing sources of contamination: manure, litter and dead birds 7 Separating healthy birds from sources of contamination: zoning production sites 8 Separating healthy birds from sources of contamination: hatchery 9 Separating healthy birds from sources of contamination: regional biosecurity 10 Biosecurity compliance 11 The economics of biosecurity 12 Conclusion and future trends 13 Where to look for further information 14 References

Chapter taken from: de Wit, S. (ed.), Optimising poultry flock health, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2022, (ISBN 978 1 78676 887 2)

Chapter 4 - Food safety management on farms producing beef: Peter Paulsen, Frans J. M. Smulders and Friederike Hilbert, University of Veterinary Medicine, Austria; 1 Introduction 2 Good farming practices and biosecurity for beef cattle farms 3 Animal handling and animal welfare 4 Clean cattle policy 5 From GFP to pre-harvest food safety management: the case of E. coli O157 6 Quality assurance programmes for beef production 7 Summary 8 Future trends in research 9 Where to look for further information 10 References

Chapter taken from: Acuff, G. and Dickson, J. (eds.), Ensuring safety and quality in the production of beef - Volume 1: Safety, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2017, (ISBN 978 1 78676 056 2)

Chapter 5 - Biosecurity and safety for humans and animals in organic animal farming: K. Ellis, Scottish Centre for Production Animal Health and Food Safety, University of Glasgow, UK; 1 Introduction 2 The challenges of biosecurity risk in organic farming 3 Food safety summary 4 Controlling infectious diseases 5 Conclusions and future trends 6 Case studies 7 Where to look for further information 8 References

Chapter taken from: Vaarst, M. and Roderick, S. (eds.), Improving organic animal farming, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2019, (ISBN 978 1 78676 180 4)