BRM for Producers
Overview
General Prevention
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Overview of Biological Risk Management This PowerPoint presentation is designed for beef or dairy producers. It gives the audience background on the importance of biological risk management, managing disease risk through the routes of transmission and general prevention practices that can be implemented on farm to minimize disease entry or spread. [English PPT] [English Speaker Notes PDF] [Spanish PPT] [Spanish Speaker Notes PDF] |
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General Prevention Practices This document provides general prevention recommendations that beef or dairy operations can implement to decrease the risk of disease entry or spread on farm. It is intended to supplement the Overview of BRM PowerPoint, General Prevention Practices section or any of the Practical Applications for Managing Biological Risks PowerPoints. [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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General Prevention Practices Checklist This supplements the General Prevention Practices document. Once producers have been given an overview of the principles, they can take this checklist home and evaluate their own operation for disease risk. [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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Transmission Route Definitions This document defines the five common routes of disease transmission (aerosol, direct contact, fomite, oral, vector) as well as zoonotic and environmental transmission. This can be used to supplement all of the materials to provide producers with a clear understanding of the route of transmission focus. [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
Route Specific Information
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Practical Applications: Aerosol These PowerPoint presentations outline specific practical measures to minimize the risk of aerosol transmitted diseases. Beef: [English PPT] [English Speaker Notes PDF] [Spanish PPT] [Spanish Speaker Notes PDF] Dairy: [English PPT] [English Speaker Notes PDF] [Spanish PPT] [Spanish Speaker Notes PDF] |
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Practical Applications: Direct Contact and Fomite These PowerPoint presentations outline specific practical measures to minimize the risk of direct contact and fomite transmitted diseases. Beef: [English PPT] [English Speaker Notes PDF] [Spanish PPT] [Spanish Speaker Notes PDF] Dairy: [English PPT] [English Speaker Notes PDF] [Spanish PPT] [Spanish Speaker Notes PDF] |
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Practical Applications: Oral and Fomite These PowerPoint presentations outline specific practical measures to minimize the risk of oral and fomite transmitted diseases. Beef: [English PPT] [English Speaker Notes PDF] [Spanish PPT] [Spanish Speaker Notes PDF] Dairy: [English PPT] [English Speaker Notes PDF] [Spanish PPT] [Spanish Speaker Notes PDF] |
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Practical Applications: Vector These PowerPoint presentations outline specific practical measures to minimize the risk of vector transmitted diseases. Beef: [English PPT] [English Speaker Notes PDF] [Spanish PPT] [Spanish Speaker Notes PDF] Dairy: [English PPT] [English Speaker Notes PDF] [Spanish PPT] [Spanish Speaker Notes PDF] |
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Aerosol Transmission Control This document summarizes the key points of managing diseases transmitted by aerosol and can be used to highlight the main points of the corresponding PowerPoint. [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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Bovine Diseases by Route of Transmission This document consists of 6 pages, with each page focusing on a specific disease route, and it lists the common bovine diseases spread by that particular route. It also indicates if it is a foreign animal disease and if it is zoonotic. [English PDF] |
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Direct Contact Transmission Control This document summarizes the focus area of managing diseases spread by direct contact on beef and dairy operations and can be used to supplement the Direct Contact and Fomite PowerPoint listed above. [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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Fomite Management This document describes proper cleaning and disinfection procedures, lists various types of fomites and discusses how to clean different materials and describes characteristics of common disinfectants providing a guideline of when and how to use them. [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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Oral Checklist This supplements the Oral and Fomite PowerPoint (listed above) and is designed to be handed out to producers after the presentation. Producers can take home this checklist and evaluate their own operation for oral disease risk. Beef: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Dairy: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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General Bird and Rodent Control Measures This document provides practical management recommendations for managing birds and rodents to decrease the risk of orally transmitted diseases on farm. [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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Biting Midge Control Measures This document discusses the life cycle of the biting midge vector and discusses various practical control measures that can be implemented on farm. [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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Fly Control Measures This document discusses the life cycle of flies and various practical control measures that can be implemented on farm. [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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Common Flies in the U.S. This chart depicts the most common flies in the U.S., describes their breeding habits, life cycle, and how they feed on animals for a better understanding of how to control them on farm. This supplements the Fly Control Measures handout. [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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General Mosquito Control Measures This document discusses practical control measures for mosquitoes that can be implemented on farm. [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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General Tick Control Measures This document discusses the life cycle of ticks and practical control measures that can be implemented on farm. [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
Zoonotic Disease Information
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Practical Application: Zoonotic Disease These PowerPoint presentations are designed for beef or dairy producers and provide a practical review of various prevention steps that can be implemented to decrease the risk of humans acquiring disease from animals. It also reviews 18 diseases that are spread from cattle to humans. Beef: [English PPT] [English Speaker Notes PDF] [Spanish PPT] [Spanish Speaker Notes PDF] Dairy: [English PPT] [English Speaker Notes PDF] [Spanish PPT] [Spanish Speaker Notes PDF] |
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Transmission Routes of Zoonotic Diseases This handout provides a visual review of the spread of diseases from animals to humans (aerosol, direct contact, fomite, oral and vector). [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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Fast Facts These attractive one page handouts are written for the general public and provide a brief overview of 18 diseases that are spread from cattle to humans. Anthrax: [English] [Spanish] |
Additional Supplements
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Disinfection 101 This document provides a general overview of disinfectant information regarding proper selection, application, mixing, reading a label, and effectiveness against various disease causing organisms. [English PDF] |
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Antimicrobial Spectrum of Disinfectants This handout reviews the various types of disinfectant classes available and indicates what types of organisms are susceptible or resistant. [English PDF] |
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Bacteria Group Review Table This handout reviews the various types of bacteria based on their classification as gram negative or positive as this is important when selecting an effective disinfectant. [English PDF] |
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Characteristics of Selected Disinfectants This handout reviews the various types of disinfectant classes available and lists common trade names, how they work, advantages, disadvantages, and what type of organisms they are effective against. [English PDF] |
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Disinfectant Product Label This serves as an educational guide for reading disinfectant labels. It is essential those working on farm understand how to properly mix disinfectants, what proper contact time is, the need for personal protective gear while handling certain disinfectants, and what the product can be effectively used on. This helps explain where to find that information on a product label. [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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Virus Family Table This multiple page handout reviews the various types of RNA and DNA viruses. It lists whether they are enveloped or not, the diseases they cause and the species affected. This handout supplements the other disinfectant information and assists in proper selection of an effective disinfectant on farms. [English PDF] |
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Signs These colorful, eye-catching signs can be printed, laminated and posted on farm in order to gain the attention of visitors. They serve to notify visitors and raise their awareness regarding biological risk management practices and on farm policies. Signage available includes: Authorized Personnel Only: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Check In: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] [English Visitor Log] [Spanish Visitor Log] Do Not Enter: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Farm Visitor Policy: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Honk Horn: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Protective Clothing: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Visitors: Animal Contact: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
Speaker Notes
FAD's
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Disease PowerPoint Presentation These presentations are designed to review the foreign animal disease and provide information regarding how it is spread, what animals are affected and how it can be prevented or controlled. Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia: [English PPT] [English Speaker Notes PDF] [Spanish PPT] [Spanish Speaker Notes PDF] Foot and Mouth Disease: [English PPT] [English Speaker Notes PDF] [Spanish PPT] [Spanish Speaker Notes PDF] Heartwater: [English PPT] [English Speaker Notes PDF] [Spanish PPT] [Spanish Speaker Notes PDF] Rift Valley Fever: [English PPT] [English Speaker Notes PDF] [Spanish PPT] [Spanish Speaker Notes PDF] Rinderpest: [English PPT] [English Speaker Notes PDF] [Spanish PPT] [Spanish Speaker Notes PDF] |
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Extension Fact Sheet These documents are designed to provide more detailed disease information to assist extension personnel with media interviews or general inquiries. Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Foot and Mouth Disease: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Heartwater: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Rift Valley Fever: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Rinderpest: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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Fast Facts These one page handouts are written for the general public and contain a brief overview of the disease, how it is spread, what animals are affected, disease signs in animals and humans, what to do if the disease is suspected, and prevention steps. Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Foot and Mouth Disease: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Heartwater: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Rift Valley Fever: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Rinderpest: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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Disease Specific Prevention Practices These documents provide specific prevention recommendations for beef or dairy operations to implement once a foreign animal disease has been diagnosed in the U.S. These recommendations can decrease the risk of disease entry or spread on farm and are intended to supplement corresponding materials on each specific disease. Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Foot and Mouth Disease: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Heartwater: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Rift Valley Fever: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Rinderpest: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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Disease Specific Prevention Practices Checklist These checklists supplement the Disease Specific Prevention Practices document. Once producers have been given an overview presentation of the disease, they can take this checklist home and evaluate their own operation for disease risk. Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Foot and Mouth Disease: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Heartwater: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Rift Valley Fever: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Rinderpest: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
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Disease Response Package If one of the above listed foreign animal diseases is ever diagnosed in the United States, it will be essential to get prevention information into the hands of producers and allied industries as soon as possible. This “response package” contains a brief disease overview with a table of contents for the document, the Fast Fact, disease specific prevention practices and checklist. It can be rapidly emailed as one file so producers can begin increasing their disease risk management procedures on farm immediately to help minimize the chances of their animals becoming infected. Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Foot and Mouth Disease: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Heartwater: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Rift Valley Fever: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] Rinderpest: [English PDF] [Spanish PDF] |
Economics
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Expected Costs This document will explain how the costs of a disease are related to the probability of disease occurring on farm and its morbidity (sickness) rate. It serves as a guide for producers to estimate how much they can spend on various disease risk management practices based on these variables. There is a spreadsheet by the same name. [English Excel] [English PDF] |
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Biosecurity Costs This document reviews nine different disease risk management practices and gives estimated costs associated with their implementation. It serves as a guideline to determine how much specific activities could cost to apply on farm. [English Excel] [English PDF] |
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Cow-Calf Budgets This document is designed for cow-calf producers and looks at the various costs associated with sick animals on farm. It requires input from veterinary costs, regional data regarding production and management, and farm specific production data. There is a spreadsheet by the same name. [English Excel] [English PDF] |
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Dairy Budgets This document is designed for dairy producers and looks at the various costs associated with sick animals on farm. It requires the same input as Cow-Calf Budgets and also has a spreadsheet by the same name. [English Excel] [English PDF] |
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Feedlot Budget This document is designed for feedlot owners/managers and looks at the various costs associated with sick animals on farm. It requires the same input as Cow-Calf Budgets and also has a spreadsheet by the same name. [English Excel] [English PDF] |
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Depopulation In the event a foreign animal disease is diagnosed on a farm, depopulation of the herd may be required. This document examines the various costs associated with the process as well as cleaning and disinfection and the repopulation process. There is a spreadsheet by the same name for Cow/Calf, Feedlot and Dairy. General: [English PDF] Cow-Calf: [English Excel] [English PDF] Dairy: [English Excel] [English PDF] Feedlot: [English Excel] [English PDF] |
