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Biosecurity and Disease Risk Management in

Transportation

How is Policy Translating into Real World Practice

Presenter: Rick Peters, VP of Logistics & Industry

Relations

A B I C 2 0 1 7 C o n f e r e n c e

Who We Are

▪ Steve’s Livestock Transport was started in 1987.

▪ Grown to become largest commercial livestock carrier in North America.

▪ 2,500 head of cattle and 150,000 pigs each week.

▪ Locations in

▪ Blumenort and Brandon, Manitoba

▪ Acme and Red Deer, Alberta

▪ Also home to our commercial washing facility, Blue Water Wash, and

large equipment repair service facilities, BVT Truck and Trailer Repair.

Mission Statement

“Our commitment is to provide safe and

humane transportation of livestock in a

bio-secure environment resulting in the

highest profitability to our customer”

Understanding the Risk.

▪ Trailer Design

▪ Facilities

▪ Driver Training

▪ Washing

▪ Innovation

Managing the Risk:

Trailer Design

▪ Custom designed and ordered trailers

▪ Design priorities:

▪Biosecurity

▪Animal welfare

Manage Risk: Trailer Design

Trailer Customization

▪Several hundred extra welds and caps inside the

trailers

▪Most trailer modifications are done internally


BVT Truck & Trailer RepairBlumenort & Brandon, MB and Red Deer, AB

▪ Techs trained in biosecurity

▪ Staff available on-call 24/7

▪ Full service repairs and safeties

▪ Custom aluminum welding and fabrication


Facilities Bio Security

▪ No trailers containing livestock

allowed at any location

▪ Drivers trained on how to

properly load bedding – avoiding

ground contact

▪ Separate area for parking dirty

vs. clean trailers

▪ Separate loading areas for

loading bedding for clean vs.

dirty trailers

▪ Bedding supply trailers cleaned

Manage Risk: Facilities


Facility Yard Design

Facilities Bio-Security

▪ Driver does a pre-trip

inspection before leaving the

yard:

▪ Trailer may be re-washed or a

swap is done

▪ Ensures they have brought

the correct amount of clean

clothing & boots


▪ 3-day Orientation Program, which includes Transport Quality Assurance (TQA)

▪ Drivers must be cleared by the Driver Trainer before hauling livestock on their own

▪ Because of the size of our fleet, we have a large pool of drivers to choose from to haul specific types of livestock▪ Breeding Stock

▪ Isoweans

▪ Feeder Pigs

▪ Slaughter animals

▪ Cattle

Driver Training Program

Manage Risk: Driver Training


Driver Trainers

▪ Trainers will teach:

▪ Driving techniques

▪ How to handle livestock during loading and unloading

▪ Bio-security protocols

▪ Proper clean up of:

▪ Truck cabs

▪ Clothing

▪ Boots

▪ Tools

▪ New drivers are paired up with one of our experienced driver trainers and complete 244 hours of training

Driver Protocols

▪ Drivers cannot live on premises where hogs

are kept

▪ No pets allowed in trucks


During Transport

▪ Be aware of other livestock trailers

▪ On the road

▪ At the border

▪ At truck stops

▪ At rest areas

▪ Must follow pre-determined route if specified


▪ Tracking of all loads

▪ Drivers are supported by our logistics

department 24/7

▪ Monitoring other livestock movements

During Transport

On The Farm

• Use of a

Chaseboard or

gate prevents

pigs from

running back

into barn


Washing Facilities

Blue Water WashBlumenort ,MB Red Deer, AB

Brandon, MB

Manage Risk: Washing


Facility Design

Facility DesignAir Make Up Units

▪ Continuous flow of fresh air

▪ Better quality washes with better conditions for

employees


▪ One way air flow

when driving in and

out of the bays

▪ Air movement is

from clean to dirty

side

Washing Protocols

▪ Protocols developed with veterinarians▪ Dr. Egan Brockoff

▪ Dr. Tony Nikkel

▪ Experienced staff

▪ Orientation for new washers ▪ Includes wash-bay training video

▪ Cannot begin washing before going through orientation

▪ Wash-bay personnel cannot live on premises where pigs are kept



Washing Protocols

▪ Wash suits and boots are disinfected after each trailer

washed.

Washing Protocols

▪ Floors in staff rooms and change areas are

washed and disinfected regularly

▪ Disinfectant solution is calibrated on a monthly

basis to ensure proper dilution rates

▪ Calibration records are kept on file for a year


Washing

▪ Bay floor is rinsed and disinfected prior to puling in a trailer

▪ Fresh water

▪ Trailer is stripped▪ Winter covers

▪ Decking

▪ Tools

▪ Fire-hose


Standard Operating Procedures:

Washing

▪ Foam on detergent

▪ Pressure-wash all surfaces with hot water

▪ Fire hose decking and inside of trailer


Standard Operating Procedures:

Washing

▪ Visual inspection by supervisor

▪ Foam on disinfectant

▪ Replace



Washing Inspections

▪ Standard Trailer inspection by supervisor

▪ Re-wash and Re-inspection may occur

▪ Procedures documented

▪ Spot Check inspection by management

INNOVATION

▪ Undercarriage Wash

▪ Separation System

▪ Dry Bays

▪ Baking Bays

Manage Risk: Innovation

Undercarriage Wash

▪ First undercarriage wash system for livestock trailers


Undercarriage Wash


Separation System


▪ Dry Bays in all locations

Dry Bays

Dry Bays Baking Bay


Dry Bays

▪ Separate air mixing room

▪ Restricted access


▪ State of the Art Baking Bays in Blumenort and Brandon,

MB

▪ First of its kind in North America

Baking Bays

Dry Bays Baking Bay

Interior of Baking Bay


▪ Baking Procedure▪ Baked after wash

▪ Heats to 71-77 degrees Celsius

▪ Minimum 10 minutes

▪ Probe and timer in trailer nose

Baking Bays


Baking Bays


Study:

▪ Evaluation of time and

temperature to inactivate

porcine epidemic diarrhea

virus in swine feces on metal

surfacesProceedings of the 23rd IPVS

Congress in June of 2014.

We Understand the Risk….

….to our Customers and our industry.

▪ We are constantly taking measures to ensure that

we are managing risks of today and the potential

of them tomorrow.

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