Emergency Animal Disease All / persons handling livestock should be familiar with signs and symptoms of illness and disease. Contagious diseases amongst susceptible species can drooling spread quickly, indirectly and/or indirectly if not contained lameness immediately. Spread of disease can result in: multiple animals displaying unusual symptoms stock illness/deaths diarrhea value loss of affected livestock All staff / persons handling livestock should be familiar with reporting procedures (e.g. production loss report any unusual death). suspension or cancelation of sale Display signage for animal health where practical. market impact and depreciation. Continually monitor livestock for signs of illness. Complete a national livestock saleyard standstill action plan. If a notifiable disease, emergency disease or exotic follow the emergency disease action plan (appendix 1). Procedure Risk Biosecurity risk Recommended Biosecurity Practice (if different from Rating recommended biosecurity practice) People Contaminants spread via people who do not have Keep members of the public segregated from sale animals through use of designated areas and no access areas signage. contact with saleyard livestock Have a disinfection / brush down / footbath area on site and encourage persons (people who do not have contact with sale stock e.g. attending the sale to use when entering and exiting if required. members of the public)
Emergency Animal Disease Contagious diseases amongst susceptible species can spread quickly, indirectly and/or indirectly if not contained immediately. Spread of disease can result in: stock illness/deaths value loss of affected livestock production loss suspension or cancelation of sale market impact and depreciation. All / persons handling livestock should be familiar with signs and symptoms of illness and disease. drooling lameness multiple animals displaying unusual symptoms diarrhea All staff / persons handling livestock should be familiar with reporting procedures (e.g. report any unusual death). Display signage for animal health where practical. Continually monitor livestock for signs of illness. Complete a national livestock saleyard standstill action plan. If a notifiable disease, emergency disease or exotic follow the emergency disease action plan (appendix 1). Biosecurity risk Recommended Biosecurity Practice Procedure (if different from recommended biosecurity practice) Risk Rating People Contaminants spread via people who do not have contact with saleyard livestock (people who do not have contact with sale stock e.g. members of the public) Keep members of the public segregated from sale animals through use of designated areas and no access areas signage. Have a disinfection / brush down / footbath area on site and encourage persons attending the sale to use when entering and exiting if required.
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