Bottoms Kate, Dewey Cate, Richardson Karen, Poljak Zvonimir
Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1.
Can Vet J. 2015 May;56(5):502-8.
This study explored potential biosecurity issues related to the delivery of feed to commercial farms. A pilot study was conducted to collect information about the day-to-day feed delivery, including biosecurity concerns at the level of the feed truck, the driver, and the farm. In addition, a reusable rubber boot was tested in an effort to increase the proportion of farms at which truck drivers wore clean footwear, and to explore an alternative to the standard plastic disposable boots that may be unsafe in winter conditions. Most farms did well in terms of proper dead-stock management and keeping the farm lane and feed bin areas clean. The provision of reusable rubber boots significantly increased the proportion of deliveries in which the driver wore clean footwear.
本研究探讨了与向商业农场运送饲料相关的潜在生物安全问题。开展了一项试点研究，以收集有关日常饲料运送的信息，包括饲料卡车、司机和农场层面的生物安全问题。此外，还对一种可重复使用的橡胶靴进行了测试，以提高卡车司机穿着清洁鞋类进入农场的比例，并探索一种替代标准一次性塑料靴的产品，因为一次性塑料靴在冬季条件下可能不安全。大多数农场在妥善处理病死畜禽管理以及保持农场车道和饲料仓区域清洁方面做得很好。提供可重复使用的橡胶靴显著提高了司机穿着清洁鞋类进行运送的比例。
