{"id":1658,"date":"2022-04-27T15:57:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T20:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pennerfarmservice.com\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2022-04-27T15:58:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T20:58:41","slug":"avian-flu-h5n1-on-farm-biosecurity-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennerfarmservice.com\/avian-flu-h5n1-on-farm-biosecurity-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Avian Flu (H5N1) On-Farm Biosecurity Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While biosecurity is consistently top of mind for producers, the recent outbreak of Avian Flu around the world, and more recently in Canada, has prompted both Penner Farm Services and our farming partners to re-evaluate their protocols. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Review the National Avian Biosecurity standards from CFIA, or, review the checklist below and evaluate your current protocols in place.<\/p>\n\n\n

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National Avian On-Farm Biosecurity Standard Guide<\/a><\/h3>\n
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  1. Visitors to notify an employee prior to visiting<\/li>
  2. Log all visitors and vehicles who enter farmyard<\/li>
  3. CAZ (Controlled Access Zone) is clearly defined<\/li>
  4. RAZ (Restricted Access Zone) is clearly defined<\/li>
  5. Clean\/Dirty line is clearly indicated in the entrance to the barn<\/li>
  6. Boot covers and\/or clean boots required beyond clean\/dirty line<\/li>
  7. Clean coveralls\/overalls worn beyond clean\/dirty line<\/li>
  8. Ensure dirty boot covers, boots, overalls and coveralls are disposed of or cleaned properly<\/li>
  9. Weekly walkarounds of exterior conducted to ensure no openings, crevices, cracks for rodents or wild birds to enter<\/li>
  10. All-in, All-out policy for flocks strongly encouraged (If not, ensure all birds have excellent health status and full vaccination record)<\/li>
  11. Procedure for managing sick birds (euthanasia, quarantine etc) to ensure minimal or no spread<\/li>
  12. Complete cleanout, wash, and disinfect between flocks<\/li>
  13. Wash and\/or disinfect any items prior to bringing in the barn<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    2022 PFS Avian Bird Flu Flyer<\/a><\/h3>\n
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    While biosecurity is consistently top of mind for producers, the recent outbreak of Avian Flu around the world, and more recently in Canada, has prompted both Penner Farm Services and our farming partners to re-evaluate their protocols. Review the National Avian Biosecurity standards from CFIA, or, review the checklist below and evaluate your current protocols in place. Visitors to notify … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1664,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[57],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pennerfarmservice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1658"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pennerfarmservice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pennerfarmservice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pennerfarmservice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pennerfarmservice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1658"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/pennerfarmservice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1675,"href":"https:\/\/pennerfarmservice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1658\/revisions\/1675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pennerfarmservice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pennerfarmservice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pennerfarmservice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pennerfarmservice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}