Keep salmonella out of pig farms |
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Locate pigs units away from sources of salmonella infection, such as other pig farms, landfill sites, abbatoirs and sewage treatment plants |
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Protective clothing is regularly disinfected and cleaned on pig farms |
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Discourage pests/animals that can carry disease (such as rodents, wild birds, cats, dogs, foxes and insects) around pig units |
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Clean up spillages of pig feed |
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Promptly and carefully dispose of dead livestock, afterbirths (and similar material that might encourage foxes and other scavengers) on pig farms |
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Control weeds and other vegetation around pig units |
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Pig farm workers receive adequate hygiene training and instructions |
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Control rodents |
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Have a well-planned baiting and trapping policy with frequent baiting for rodents on pig farms |
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Bedding materials for pigs are not contaminated with salmonella |
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Ensure pig bedding materials are not contaminated with faeces or corpses of wildlife, rodents, birds, cats or other animals |
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Discourage pests/animals that can carry disease (such as rodents, wild birds, cats, dogs, foxes and insects) around pig units |
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Clean up spillages of pig feed |
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Promptly and carefully dispose of dead livestock, afterbirths (and similar material that might encourage foxes and other scavengers) on pig farms |
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Control weeds and other vegetation around pig units |
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Have a well-planned baiting and trapping policy with frequent baiting for rodents on pig farms |
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Source straw for pig bedding from specialist arable farms and not mixed farms |
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Lorries/trucks/loaders and other equipment used to transport and handle pig feed are kept clean |
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Vehicles used to transport pigs are cleaned and disinfected after or before animals are transported |
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Visitors to pig farms pass through adequate disinfection facilities |
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Incoming pigs are quarantined |
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Pig housing, passageways and yards are regularly cleaned |
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Pig farm workers are provided with and use protective clothing |
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Pig feed is stored in conditions that prevent deterioration and contamination |