Basic or Daily Livestock Biosecurity

Daily biosecurity is a cornerstone of livestock production systems (including poultry production) to maintain food safety and security, protect the environment, and facilitate continuity of business by protecting animals and animal products (USDA APHIS NAHEMS Guidlines: Biosecurity 2016). As a producer this is your responsibility and your best option to prevent and reduce the risk of disease in your operation. Besides protecting the health of your livestock daily operational biosecurity is crucial in containing disease during a foreign animal disease (FAD) outbreak.

The following links provides in depth information and processes to develop a basic Bosecurity program and industry quality assurance and certification programs coupled with best management practices to to develop and maintain an effective operational biosecurity program.