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Biosecurity

Disease can devastate commercial livestock operations; however, outbreaks are often preventable. Biosecurity helps prevent such outbreaks by limiting the potential for introduction and spread of disease agents.

General Biosecurity

Biosecurity: Plain & Simple
Texas Animal Health Commission, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Simple, inexpensive - yet easily overlooked - biosecurity approaches. (PDF)

Health Protection & Sanitation Strategies for Cattle
N.G. Anderson, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs
Management strategies for preventing disease transmission on cattle farms, including the ideal management of new arrivals, farm traffic and housing.

Biosecurity Primer
David Snively, Extension Service West Virginia University
Tips for minimizing the risk of disease introduction to your farm. The factsheet also includes a helpful list of approved disinfectants for sanitation. (PDF)

Don't Put Off Setting Up a Biosecurity Plan
Oliver Schunicht, Canadian Cattlemen Magazine
Many infectious diseases occur commonly in Canada but little attention is given to procedures that minimize the spread of these diseases. What steps are you taking to prevent the introduction and spread of infectious diseases on your farm? (PDF)

Checklists

Biosecurity Checklist
Canadian Cattlemen's Association; Canadian Animal Health Network, Canadian Pork Council
Potential entry points for disease on your farm, and ways to effectively close these entry points. (PDF)