Biosecurity Policy

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November 22, 2019 - Casey Zangaro<zangaroc@msu.edu>, Elizabeth Ferry<franzeli@msu.edu>, Madonna Benjamin<gemus@msu.edu>

General Protocol

• Disease prevention is an important component of any swine system.

• The primary risk from people entering the facility is tracking in contaminated materials on their possessions, clothing, and body from direct and indirect contact with pigs.

• All people entering the barn must have been away from other pigs for a specified down time.

• Proper entry protocol should be in place to clearly designate clean and dirty sides.

• Establish entry protocols for bringing in supplies, boar semen, personal items, and tools on to the site.

• Signage restricting access and “Do Not Enter” signs should be posted around the Perimeter Buffer Area (PBA) entry point and at all barn entry points.

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