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Herd security
for a high health farm
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Basic Design
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The unit must be surrounded by a complete fence
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2
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The fence should be 2.4m (8ft) high and 500mm (1.5ft)
buried underground to stop pigs and other mammals
entering and leaving the unit.
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A car park should be sited away from the unit and
appropriately marked.
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All entrances through the fence must be locked.
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All personal items including personal clothing,
watches, cigarette lighters etc. must remain outside of
the unit itself.
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All staff and visitors must wear unit clothing.
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Spectacles, cameras and other visitor equipment must be
inspected by a member of staff before being allowed
onto the unit. Spectacles should be washed.
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All meters (electrical, gas and water) must be situated
outside the unit fence and placed in a locked area.
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The farm manager's office should be situated near the
entrance.
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A Klaxon switch should be placed by the car park to
attract staff attention to visitors.
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None of the staff should own or come into contact with
other pigs.
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No staff should visit animal markets, pig shows or
slaughterhouses.
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No unauthorised pigs, pig products or pig faecal
material must be allowed onto the farm.
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Unit rules regarding last pig contact must be strictly
adhered too, including signing the visitor's book.
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All entry and exit points should be well lit, ideally
with proximity sensors.
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On many high health units all visitors must shower.
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The Following Entrances/Exits are Permitted
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Entrance via a locked door into staff shower facility.
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Entrance via a locked door into a visitor shower
facility.
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Connector to the feed bins which pass through the
fence.
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Exit via a raised ramp for livestock.
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Exit for dead animal disposal through a locked gate.
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The straw barn has an entrance from off-farm and an
entrance on-farm. Both should be kept locked. Staff are
not allowed to leave the farm through the straw barn.
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Slurry disposal through underground pipe to slurry
store off-farm.
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