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Biosecurity application in poultry farms means measures or practices which limit or prevent the spread of many harmful pathogens onto or out of the farm.
Heba A. Ahmed +4 more
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“Catch 22”: biosecurity awareness, interpretation and practice amongst poultry catchers [PDF]
Campylobacter contamination of chicken on sale in the UK remains at high levels and has a substantial public health impact. This has prompted the application of many interventions in the supply chain, including enhanced biosecurity measures on-farm ...
Allen +28 more
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Exploring the role of voluntary disease schemes on UK farmer bio-security behaviours: Findings from the Norfolk-Suffolk Bovine Viral Diarrhoea control scheme [PDF]
The article describes the influence of a disease control scheme (the Norfolk-Suffolk Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Disease (BVD) Eradication scheme) on farmers' bio-security attitudes and behaviours. In 2010, a survey of 100 cattle farmers (53 scheme members vs.
Azbel-Jackson, L +3 more
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The socioeconomic dimensions of biosecurity: the New Zealand experience [PDF]
The human dimensions of biological invasions have recently become the subject of serious study. Current insight suggests that socioeconomic arrangements can foster or restrict the introduction of new species, and create the conditions for alien species ...
Jay, Grace Mairi M., Morad, Munir
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Biosecurity measures on ruminant farms [PDF]
In many scientific papers, the term biosecurity measures (BSMs) are defined as the implementation of segregation, sanitation or management procedures specifically designed to reduce the likelihood of the introduction, establishment, survival or spread of a potential pathogen into, within or from a farm or geographical area.
Slavča Hristov +7 more
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Biosecurity level and health management practices in 60 Swedish farrow-to-finish herds [PDF]
Background: Biosecurity measures are important tools to maintain animal health in pig herds. Within the MINAPIG project, whose overall aim is to evaluate strategies to raise pigs with less antimicrobial use, biosecurity was evaluated in medium to large ...
Backhans, Annette +3 more
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Biosecurity measures on cattle farms
The aim of implementing biosecurity measures on cattle farms is: a) to preserve a high health status of animals by protecting them from new and existing pathogens and b) to ensure the production of safe food. General biosecurity measures should be implemented in any farm regardless of any specific problem.
GE VALERGAKIS, G ARSENOS, G OIKONOMOU
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Budgeting and portfolio allocation for biosecurity measures [PDF]
This paper presents a practical model for optimally allocating a budget across different biosecurity threats and measures (e.g. prevention or border quarantine, active surveillance for early detection, and containment and eradication measures) to ensure the highest rate of return.
Kompas, Tom +3 more
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Biosecurity in pig farms: a review
The perception of the importance of animal health and its relationship with biosecurity has increased in recent years with the emergence and re-emergence of several diseases difficult to control. This is particularly evident in the case of pig farming as
Laura Valeria Alarcón +2 more
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Presence of 6PPD-quinone in runoff water samples from Norway using a new LC–MS/MS method
The chemical 6PPD-quinone is highly toxic to some fish species of the Oncorhynchus and Salvelinus genera and is the oxidation product of the common car tire additive 6PPD.
Fedor Kryuchkov +4 more
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