Biosecurity practices in Belgian veal calf farming: Level of implementation, attitudes, strengths, weaknesses and constraints

Damiaans, Bert; Renault, Véronique; Sarrazin, Steven; Berge, Anna Catharina; Pardon, Bart; Ribbens, Stefaan; Saegerman, Claude; Dewulf, Jeroen

doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104768

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“…Table 3 contains the means of the Biocheck-scores for the 120 farms of each subcategory, internal and external biosecurity and the total score for veal, beef and dairy farms separately. The detailed description of the corresponding farms' application of biosecurity can be found in Damiaans et al (2019) for the veal farms and in Renault et al (2018a) for the beef and dairy farms, with a few examples used here as illustration.…”

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“…To evaluate the scoring system, the data from the 120 farms that participated in the previously mentioned survey (Renault et al, 2018a;Damiaans et al, 2019), was entered into the Biocheck scoring system and analyzed with the statistical package SPSS® Statistics 25.0. Basic descriptive analysis was executed to determine characteristics of the scores for each type of cattle and one-way ANOVA's were executed for each subcategory to determine differences between the three types.…”

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“…This questionnaire was based on a list of 47 priority diseases for cattle and the risk factors and biosecurity measures associated with these diseases (Renault et al, 2018b). The questionnaire consisted of 19 categories with a total of 304 questions and can be found in Annex 1 (Renault et al, 2018a;Damiaans et al, 2019).…”

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“…Despite these positive impacts of biosecurity measures, previous studies have shown that the implementation of biosecurity measures in cattle farms is often limited (Nöremark et al, 2010;Sarrazin et al, 2014;Renault et al, 2018a;Damiaans et al, 2019). Frequently mentioned reasons for these low levels of biosecurity are the expected required investment in labor, time and capital (Damiaans et al, 2018).…”

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A risk-based scoring system to quantify biosecurity in cattle production

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Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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Farm biosecurity includes all measures preventing pathogens from entering (external) and spreading within a herd (internal) and is important in facilitating the shift from cure to prevention in veterinary medicine. To assess biosecurity on farm level quantitatively an objective measurement process is required. This study describes the development and implementation of risk-based weighted biosecurity evaluation tools for veal, beef and dairy cattle farms. Based on risk factors and biosecurity measures associated with priority cattle diseases and the results of a cross-sectional survey on Belgian farms, questions were selected for the Biocheck-tool. The scoring system consists of three separate questionnaires that contain 69 (veal), 104 (beef) and 124 (dairy) questions. Experts in various fields of veterinary medicine were asked to weigh the different biosecurity categories and questions according to the method of Gore. The system obtained provides biosecurity scores per category (external and internal biosecurity) and subcategory (e.g. purchase, transport, health management). The Biocheck tool was subsequently used in a survey to assess biosecurity in 20 veal, 50 beef and 50 dairy farms. For all production systems, both internal and external biosecurity were considered low, resulting in low mean total biosecurity scores of 39.7 points for veal (SD = 7.4), 44.3 for beef (SD = 8.4), and 48.6 points for dairy farms (SD = 8.1), out of a maximum of 100 points. For all farm types, the scores for internal biosecurity were lower compared to external biosecurity. Veal farms scored significantly lower for "purchase" than beef and dairy, while scoring higher for the other subcategories of external biosecurity. In dairy and beef, "purchase and reproduction" was the highest scoring subcategory. For internal biosecurity, "health management" was particularly low in the three farm types, while subcategories exceeding 50 points were rare. With this tool, implementation of biosecurity on cattle farms can be assessed in a standardized and reproducible manner. This evaluation allows for benchmarking of farms and herd-specific advice for improvements.

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“…The results of a study conducted by Bert Damiaans et al stated that the awareness level of breeders in implementing biosecurity on cattle farming was very low. One indicator seen was that there was no quarantine on calves [18]. The discussion of each indicator resulted in the total conative attitudes score of 39.23 and belonged to the category of very interested.…”

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Evaluation and Response of Farmers on The Application of Biosecurity System for Layer Chicken Farming in Lendah District Kulonprogo

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Poultry farming has the risk of being attacked by various diseases. One effort to protect the poultry, particularly layer chickens is by implementing a biosecurity system to prevent death due to diseases [1]. The area where most breeders have implemented a biosecurity system is located in Lendah, Kulonprogo because, in 2015, chickens in the district were attacked by Newcastle disease called Tetelo. This study aims to evaluate the implementation of the biosecurity system by analyzing the conditions and the success rate of this system on layer chicken farming, as well as the attitudes of breeders toward the system. The respondents were gathered using census, and the data were analyzed by measuring variables in aspects of biosecurity conditions using a rating scale. The Spearman Rank measured the correlation, whereas breeders’ attitudes toward the implementation of biosecurity were measured qualitatively. The results showed that the implementation of the biosecurity system was at a moderate level, and chicken mortality was quite high. The attitudes of the breeders toward the layer chicken’s biosecurity system as a whole belonged to the good category. In conclusion, layer chicken breeders had a positive response to the biosecurity system.

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