Quite often disease control is better under this regime than under continuous medication. To protect against non-endemic diseases, producers must control the entrance of all traffic and inputs to their farm. Only farm workers should be allowed into locked facilities. Showers and barn clothing should be provided so a distinct break is made between the outside world and the barn. Guests and salesmen should be entertained well away from the production site.
Rodent control is critical.
Pets should not be allowed to wander in and out. Inputs should be received at a perimeter fence. Trucks coming into and out of the facility should be washed and disinfected. While every rule is not practised on every farm, many producers in Ontario use these combinations to protect their investment from disease outbreaks. The stakes are high.