Checklist for Coordinating 

Biosecurity at Your Site

Good biosecurity is a crucial part of keeping your poultry healthy—and it takes good 

coordination to maintain it. That’s why every facility with poultry needs a biosecurity coordinator. 

The coordinator develops your site’s biosecurity plan and makes sure everyone follows it. This 

person should be knowledgeable about biosecurity principles, but does NOT have to be a 

poultry veterinarian. Biosecurity coordinators are leaders for all things biosecurity. They handle 

the small details—and the big ones—to make biosecurity an “every day, every time” routine. 

If you see or suspect anything unusual, call your flock supervisor, veterinarian, or cooperative 

extension office right away. Use this form to record phone numbers for contacts in your area. 

The earlier you act, the easier it is to contain the disease to a single flock

Check the list on the back for tips 

to help keep your flocks healthy. √

Report Sick Bir

If you see signs of illness, take action right away!

ds Phone Number

Veterinarian 

Cooperative Extension Office 

State Veterinarian/Animal or Poultry Diagnostic Lab 

USDA 866.536.7593

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Checklist: Tips for Biosecurity 

Coordinators

This checklist is a general guide for biosecurity coordinators at any location or level. Specific 

duties vary depending on the type and size of poultry operation. 

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Get started on your biosecurity plan by 

using the information manual and template at 

poultrybiosecurity.org. Commercial growers 

should be sure their plans follow the National 

Poultry Improvement Plan biosecurity principles.

Assess the risks at your site and address 

the biggest ones first. Every site is unique, 

with its own biosecurity strengths and 

weaknesses. Knowing what those are will 

help you set priorities. 

Focus on what you can control. The best 

plan is a practical one. It covers common 

procedures at the site, with clear steps people 

can follow. 

Work with onsite personnel to carry out the 

biosecurity plan. Every employee has a part in 

keeping the premises biosecure and protecting 

the flock, whether it involves the structure and 

layout of the facility or the day-to-day tasks of 

caring for the birds.

Train all personnel regularly entering the site in 

biosecurity protocols and document that training.

Check that the plan is being followed. If biosecurity 

protocols are violated, take corrective action.

Review the plan each year or any time there’s a 

change onsite that affects biosecurity. Document this 

review and update the plan as needed.

Adapt the biosecurity plan to address changing 

risks or recommendations. For example, if there’s a 

local avian influenza outbreak, consider enhancing 

biosecurity measures and writing these temporary, 

more stringent actions into the plan.

For more information about how to keep your flocks healthy, follow Defend the Flock on

Facebook and Twitter and visit www.aphis.usda.gov/animalhealth/defendtheflock.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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