Biosecurity in animal production and veterinary medicine : from principles to practice /: from principles to practice. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Jeroen Dewulf, Filip Van Immerseel.
• Editors: Dewulf, Jeroen; Van Immerseel, Filip
• Contents: Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Circles of Disease Transmission -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Common steps in transmission of infectious agents -- 2.1 Entry -- 2.2 Incubation period -- 2.3 Spread within the body -- 2.4 Disease -- 2.5 Exit -- 3 Pathways of pathogen transmission -- 3.1 Main routes -- 3.2 Descriptive terms -- 4 Factors affecting the spread of pathogens within populations -- 4.1 The pathogen -- 4.2 The host -- 4.3 The environment -- 5 Summary Chapter 2 -- General principles of biosecurity in animal production and veterinary medicine -- 1 What is biosecurity? -- 2 Why is biosecurity important? -- 3 Biosecurity and disease transmission -- 4 The principles of biosecurity -- 4.1 Separation of high- and low-risk animals and environments -- 4.2 Reduction of the general infection pressure -- 4.3 Not all transmission routes are of equal importance -- 4.4 Risk is a combination of probability of transmission and frequency of occurrence of transmission routes -- 4.5 Larger animal groups pose higher risks -- 5 The components of biosecurity 5.1 External biosecurity -- 5.2 Internal biosecurity -- 6 Conclusions -- Chapter 3 -- Biosecurity and its relationship with health, production and antimicrobial use -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Biosecurity and health -- 3 Biosecurity and production -- 4 Biosecurity and antimicrobial use -- 5 Economic impact of improved biosecurity -- 6 Conclusions -- Chapter 4 -- How to motivate farmers to implement biosecurity measures -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Principles of the Theory of Planned Behaviour -- 3 Farmers' attitude towards the implementation of biosecurity measures -- 3.1 Perceived risk of disease occurrence 3.2 Perceived cost-effectiveness of biosecurity measures -- 4 Subjective norm -- 4.1 Perceived influence from governments and research institutions -- 4.2 Perceived influence of veterinarians, farm advisors and peer farmers -- 5 Perceived behavioural control -- 5.1 Influence of the farm's financial circumstances -- 5.2 Feasibility of biosecurity measures -- 6 Practical recommendations -- Chapter 5 -- How to measure biosecurity and the hygiene status of farms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 How to measure on-farm biosecurity -- 3 How to measure hygiene status -- 3.1 Bacteriological monitoring 3.2 Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) hygiene monitoring -- 3.3 Visual inspection -- 3.4 Aspects to consider when monitoring the efficacy of C&D on farms -- 4 Conclusion -- Chapter 6 -- Cleaning and disinfection -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Practical aspects of cleaning and disinfection: a general protocol -- 2.1 Cleaning and disinfection procedure -- 2.2 Cleaning products -- 2.3 Disinfectants -- 2.4 Factors affecting efficacy of disinfectants -- 2.5 Resistance to disinfectants -- 3 Conclusion -- Chapter 7 -- Hygienic aspects of air and decontamination of air -- 1 Introduction
• Publisher Details: Wallingford : CABI
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 636.089; Veterinary medicine -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Biosecurity -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Animal health -- Safety measures -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Animal industry -- Safety measures -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Livestock -- Diseases; Animal nutrition; Biosecurity; Animal health technology; Air quality; Animal health; Animal hospitals; Animal production; Antiinfective agents; Aquaculture; Aquatic animals; Aquatic organisms; Cleaning; Cleaning and sterilizing; Cleaning equipment; Control programmes; Disease control; Disease prevention; Disease transmission; Disinfection; Domestic animals; Drinking water; Drug resistance; Drug susceptibility; Epidemiological surveys; Epidemiology; Farmers; Farmers' attitudes; Feed contamination; Feeds; Hygiene; Infectious diseases; Insect control; Kennels; Laboratory animals; Livestock; Motivation; Pest control; Poultry; Rodent control; Animal health technology; Animal industry -- Safety measures; Animal nutrition; Biosecurity; Livestock -- Diseases; Veterinary medicine; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781789245691; 1789245699; 9781789245707; 1789245702
• Related ISBNs: 9781789245684; 1789245680
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on December 23, 2019)
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