From: On-farm biosecurity as perceived by professionals visiting Swedish farms
Suggestions for improved biosecurity | (n) |
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Protective clothing made available on-farm; clean, warm and of adequate size (f) | 65 |
Information to farmers, making farmers more aware, active dialogue with farmers, move the responsibility to the farmers (com) | 58 |
Warm water, soap, wash basin and paper-towels available on-farm (f) | 57 |
Hard surface and water hose with adequate pressure available on-farm to clean boots and equipment, adequately located (f) | 34 |
Hygiene barriers, separating clean area from dirty area to avoid recontamination (f) | 22 |
Education, both for farmers and professionals | 22 |
Always keep up good routines; clean clothing and good hygiene (own) | 19 |
Separate load-out areas, people present on the farm who can handle the animals when loading (f) | 14 |
Bring disposable gloves, hand disinfectant etc. in the car (own) | 14 |
Hand disinfectant (f) | 11 |
Foot bath (f) | 10 |
Protective clothing suitable in wintertime (low temperature) (w) | 10 |
Consider risk for disease spread when planning routes between farms (own) | 10 |
Hand washing (own) | 10 |
National biosecurity guidelines for both farmers and professionals. All professionals should require the same level of conditions for biosecurity from the farmers (e.g. always requiring clean boots and protective clothing). | 9 |
Clean surfaces available on-farm where to put the equipment (f) | 8 |
Good general hygiene on-farm (f) | 8 |
Farmers should be open about the current disease status of the farm (com) | 8 |
Journal articles, information via organizations, brochures (com) | 7 |
More protective clothes and washing machines provided by the employer (w) | 7 |
Written routines (w) | 7 |
A national on-farm biosecurity programme, with a certification worth more than just a paper | 6 |
Active dialogue among colleagues (w) | 6 |
Better routines in the car (w) | 6 |
Professional attitude, serve as the good example, point out the advantages with biosecurity (com) | 5 |
Other* | 29 |