Routine Biosecurity Visitor Sign-in Form Date Time In Time Out Visitor’s Name Cell Phone Number Company Name Vehicle Make/Model State and License Plate # Reason for visit How recently have you had contact with livestock? What foreign country have you visited within the past three weeks?
Heightened Biosecurity Visitor Sign-in Form Date Time in Time out Visitor’s Name Cell Phone Number Company Name Vehicle Make/Model and License Plate # Reason for visit What contact have you had for livestock? What foreign countries have you recently visited? What areas of concern have you recently visited?
Manure: Be aware manure and effluent pose a potential biosecurity risk Use dedicated equipment (e.g., shovels, loaders, trucks) for manure management Clean and disinfect manure handling equipment with a solution designed to destroy or eliminate infectious microorganisms prior to using the equipment to handle feed or other commodities Ensure manure doesn’t contaminate feed Enforce manure management procedures to control and prevent overflow Record movements of manure and/or compost removed from the sale barn site Feed: Do not allow workers to step in feed bunks Use dedicated equipment (e.g., shovels, skid steer, dump buckets) for feed management If equipment is used for purpose, clean equipment before using it for feed management Enforce wildlife and animal control measures to prevent contamination of feed Frequently clean up and dispose of spilled feeds Keep feed troughs (remove visible debris) and well maintained Sources:
Heightened Biosecurity Plan for Record Keeping Please review any recommended measures not implemented routinely and consider implementing them during heightened biosecurity operations Auction Receipts: Keep thorough auction receipt records including date of consignment, cattle origin and the trucking company used to transport Buyer and Seller Receipts: Keep auction receipt records for buyers and sellers, so contact information can be determined in the event of a heightened biosecurity event Animal Treatment Records: Maintain thorough and accurate records of animal treatment as part of routine record keeping Contact Information: Maintain a sign-in sheet of all visitors, vehicles and equipment that access the premises or animal holding areas (including state and federal emergency response officials, vehicles and equipment), record keeping will assist with disease surveillance and tracking See in Maintain a sign-in of all employees and their vehicles that access the premises, record keeping will assist with disease surveillance and tracking See in as an example
Employee Training Log Employee Name (Printed) Employee Signature Area(s) of Responsibility Type of Training Training Description Trainer Name (printed): ______________________ Title: __________________________ Trainer Signature: __________________________ Date: __________________________
Annex A: Disease Table Disease / Pathogen Zoonotic Potential TAHC Reportable* OIE Reportable Mode of Transmission** Endemic Areas*** Agent Type Sanitary prophylaxis Medical prophylaxis Aerosol Direct Contact Fomite Oral Vector Environmental United States Canada Mexico Anthrax Y Y Y M S S S S L Y 2010 Bacterial Spore Decontamination of contaminated tissues, surfaces, and environments is difficult. Vaccine; Antibiotics effective, but course of disease usually to Aujeszky's disease (Pseudorabies) N Y Y S M S M S L N L Enveloped Virus Prevent and domestic pig population from interacting with cattle Bluetongue (EHD) N Y S M Y 1988 2010 Virus No efficient treatment; insect control Vaccine Bovine babesiosis Tick Fever, Cattle Fever, Texas Fever, Piroplasmosis, Redwater Y Y Y M 1943 N L Protozoan Reducing exposure of cattle to ticks None Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) Y Y Y M Y 2011 N Prion Do not use feed containing ruminant derived proteins; Decontamination of None
Foot and mouth disease N Y Y M M S 1929 1952 1954 Virus Quarantine, test, slaughter, disinfect Vaccine (only during outbreaks) Giardia Y M S Protozoan Concurrent cleaning and disinfection of the environment is expected to increase the effectiveness of treatment by reducing the parasite burden. No drug is currently licensed to treat giardiasis in these animals Haemorrhagic septicemia N Y M S 1969 N N Vegetative bacteria Hemorrhagic septicemia can be eradicated with quarantines, movement controls, tracing of contacts, euthanasia of infected and exposed animals, and cleaning and disinfection of the premises. P. multocida is susceptible to most common disinfectants, as well as to mild heat (55°C/131°F). Vaccine only in endemic areas Heartwater N Y Y S M N N N Vegetative bacteria Control tick population Tetracycline antibiotics are only effective if given EARLY in the course of the disease, by day 2 or 3 after fever appears and before nervous signs Enveloped
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis (IBR, Red Nose) N Y M M Y Y L Virus Management practices designed to reduce stress, isolate infected animals, and provide adequate food and water will limit disease transmission and severity Vaccination prior to movement, commingling and exposure to infected cattle can be effective to prevent disease disease (Paratuberculosis) ? Y S S M Y Y L Acid-fast bacteria Screening tests for new animals to identify and eliminate infected animals and ongoing surveillance of adult animals There is no known treatment for the disease Leptospirosis Y S M Y ? Y Spirochete bacteria In cattle, infections are usually introduced in an infected animal, through the environment, or by contact with infected sheep or pigs. Replacement stock should be selected from herds negative for leptospirosis. Vaccine and antibiotics Listeria Y S S M Vegetative bacteria Feeding good quality silage with a low pH; Rodents should be controlled. Can be treated with a variety of antibiotics skin disease N Y Y M N N N Enveloped Virus can survive for up to 35 days in desiccated scabs and for at least 18 days in air-dried hides. Vaccine and antibiotics
New world screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) Y Y Y M 1982 N 2001 Parasitic Fly Spraying or dipping with insecticides Subcutaneous injections of ivermectin and related compounds; treatment with larvacides Old world screwworm (Chrysomya bezziana) Y Y Y M N N Parasitic Fly Spraying or dipping with insecticides Subcutaneous injections of ivermectin and related compounds; treatment with larvacides Q fever Y Y M M S S Y Y N Vegetative bacteria Prevent contact with wild animals; Control tick population Vaccine only in endemic areas Rabies Y Y M Y Y L Enveloped Virus Prevent interaction with wild animals Vaccine not routine for cattle Rift Valley fever Y Y Y M N N N Enveloped Virus Surveillance and vector control Vaccine only in endemic Rinderpest N Y Y M N N N Enveloped Virus is inactivated rapidly in the environment, and decontamination is not difficult Vaccine Salmonella spp. Y S M S Y Y Vegetative bacteria Can be treated with a variety of antibiotics
Surra (Trypanosoma evansi) N Y Y M N N N Protozoan Quarantines, movement control, and solation or slaughter; Trypanosomes cannot survive for long periods outside the host; controlling arthropod vectors is Vaccination and antiparasitics in endemic Theileriosis (East Fever) N Y Y M N N N Protozoan Controlling tick population Vaccines and antiparasitic drugs available; Treatment is most effective in the early stages of the disease Trichomonosis N Y Y M Y ? Y Protozoan Prevent the introduction of the organism into a herd through testing all new bulls prior to entry into the herd Vaccine available for cows only. Trypanosomosis N Y Y S M N N N Protozoan Quarantines, movement control, and solation or slaughter; Trypanosomes cannot survive for long periods outside the host; controlling arthropod vectors is Antiparasitics in endemic areas Tularemia Y Y M M S L ? N Vegetative bacteria F. tularensis can survive for long periods in the environment. Good tick control programs can reduce the risk of infection. Tularemia can be treated with various antibiotics including tetracyclines and quinolones.