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Biosecurity Checklist for Livestock Exhibitors
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No visitors
from a country that has animals infected with Foot and Mouth
Disease have visited my farm within the previous 30 days.
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Veterinary
health inspections and health certificates are current for all
of the animals I will be taking to the fair.
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All
equipment, such as buckets, pitchforks, shovels, rakes,
wheelbarrows, manure baskets, lead ropes, halters, nose rings,
snares, clippers, scissors, brushes, etc. has been cleaned and
disinfected before entering the fairgrounds. (A solution of
household bleach in water is recommended for disinfection
purposes: add 2 gallons of bleach to 3 gallons of water for
disinfecting equipment).
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Any pets
that were brought to the fair will not be allowed to run loose,
but will be restrained on a leash at all times, and will be
washed with a pet shampoo and rinsed with 50% vinegar before
being allowed outside on farm property after returning home.
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I have
received a list of the recommended biosecurity precautions that
I should follow after returning to the farm with the animals
that were taken to the fair.
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Any
livestock showing signs of illness, including signs that suggest
infection with Foot and Mouth Disease, will be reported
immediately to the Livestock Superintendent of the fair.
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Any
questions about disease and biosecurity measurers can be
directed to the regional veterinarian or animal health
inspector, who will be visiting the fairgrounds for daily
inspections.
Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture regional veterinarians will be visiting
each fair in Pennsylvania this season on a daily basis. They will be
available to answer questions from exhibitors and will be doing
general inspections of the animals and animal facilities. |