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Farm Biosecurity Manual for the Duck Meat Industry
May 2010
AcknowledgementsThe Farm Biosecurity Manual – Duck Meat (May 2010) was produced by Animal Health Australia, after consultation with the Australian duck meat industry and government stakeholders.
Special mention must be made of the efforts of staff from Luv-a-duck and Pepe’s Ducks in the writing of this manual, without them it would not be the document it is today.
Published January 2011
© Animal Health Australia 2010
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Table of ContentsContents 1
Background, Purpose and Status 2
Duck Production Biosecurity 4
Major Routes For Disease And Pathogen Transmission 7
Definition Of The Concept Of Production Area And Property 9
Levels Of Biosecurity 10
Level 1 - Routine Biosecurity Procedures 12
1. MovementsofBirdsandOtherLivestock/Animals 12
2. People,EquipmentandVehicleMovements 13
3. Water,Feed,ShavingsandWasteLitter 16
4. PestandVerminControl 19
5. Management 20
6. FacilityStandards 22
Level 2 - High Risk Biosecurity Procedures 24
7. ActionPlanforaSuspectedEmergencyAnimalDisease 24
8. Facilities 24
9. Personnel/Visitors 24
10. Operational 24
11. StandardOperatingProcedures(Sops) 25
Production Site Area Audit Checklist 26
Appendix 1 - Action Plan 41
Appendix 2 - Dead Bird Composting 43
Appendix 3 - Dead Bird Collection 44
Appendix 4 - Biosecurity Movement Flow Chart 45
Appendix 5 - Personnel Quarantine Declaration 46
Appendix 6 - Contractors Quarantine Declaration Form 47
Appendix 7 - Visitors Log 48
Appendix 8 - Water Quality Guidelines 49
Appendix 9 - Surface Water Treatment 50
Appendix 10 - Water Sanitation Record 51
Appendix 11 - Rodent Control Record 52
2 In a broad sense, biosecurity is a set of measures designed to protect a population from transmissible infectious agents at a national, regional and individual farm level. At the farm level, it involves the systematic approach by duck owners, on an industry-wide basis, to protect their flocks from the entry and spread of diseases. This means biosecurity is about better managing risks, to prevent the introduction of diseases to an enterprise, and to prevent the spread of diseases between farms or disease-free areas.
Farmers practising biosecurity measures will be much better prepared if faced with an emergency disease outbreak. The use of these measures will help limit the impact of endemic diseases, making sense from economic, social and animal welfare perspectives.
The ability of the duck industry to withstand an outbreak of a disease, and the total cost of its control, will be directly influenced by each individual farmer’s biosecurity plan, and its effective operation.
The Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement (EADRA) is a cost sharing deed between governments and livestock industries, and includes an obligation by each industry party to develop a program that minimises the risk of disease introduction and spread.
The Australian Duck Meat Association (ADMA) has developed this biosecurity manual, as part of its ongoing
commitment to the EADRA, for its members to implement. The ADMA has utilised the Manual for Poultry Production1 as the base level of the standards set out in the ADMA Farm Biosecurity Manual. As such, when modifications to the National Biosecurity Manual for Poultry Production are made, the ADMA Farm Biosecurity Manual will be reviewed as well.
This manual also complies with the legislation of Food Standards Australia & New Zealand (FSANZ), which is the governing body for production and processing of all foods within Australia. It is emphasised that this includes farmers, e.g. farm to fork, and each company must meet these standards as a condition of trading.
The Australian duck industry is generally healthy and requires minimal veterinary attention.
1. The National Biosecurity Manual for Poultry Production was produced by the Biosecurity Consultative Group, established as a resolution of the 2007 Government-Industry Avian Influenza Forum. The group was structured with representatives from all sections of the poultry industry, together with Animal Health Australia and the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry.
The purpose of this group was to establish a working document setting minimum standards so individual industry sectors could develop specific company and industry programs. The National Minimum Standards document was presented to a forum of industry and jurisdictional representatives in Canberra on 11 June, 2008, and was accepted with a direction to be adapted by industry sectors.
The Biosecurity Consultative Group is directed to develop further measures to cover breeder sites, hatcheries, live bird pick-up and transport, in addition to animal welfare and environmental provisions.
Background, Purpose & Status
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Biosecurity is an integral part of any successful duck production system. It refers to the measures taken to prevent, or control, the introduction and spread of infectious agents to a flock. Such infectious agents, whether they cause clinical or subclinical disease, significantly reduce the productivity, profitability and long-term financial viability of a duck production facility.
Biosecurity is about managing risks to meet the objectives stated above. It is essential that each enterprise conducts a risk assessment to establish the existing level of risk in each phase of its operations, to identify and implement appropriate control measures to these risks.
This manual identifies areas of risk common to all duck enterprises, along with appropriate measures to minimise these risks. When undertaking the risk assessment, it is important to consider
all factors that could impact on the biosecurity of the production area. These considerations should include the location and layout of the property and production area, water supply source, disease status of the district, proximity to other production areas with other avian species, presence and type of wildlife, and interface with the organisations and/or individual clients being supplied. These interactions include pick-ups, service people, industry personnel, contractors feed, and deliveries of new ducks and ducklings.
The purpose of the manual is to establish a minimum set of biosecurity guidelines for the duck industry, applicable to all duck farmers - from hatcheries to the point of delivery at the processor. Commercial enterprises raising ducks for egg production, human consumption, or breeding fall within the scope of this manual.
Duck Production Biosecurity
OBJECTIVES
>Topreventtheintroductionofinfectiousdiseaseagentstoduckproductionfacilities.
>Topreventthespreadofdiseaseagentsfromaninfectedareatoanuninfectedarea.
>Tominimisetheincidenceandspreadofmicroorganismsofpublichealthsignificance.
5As the Australian duck industry develops, new innovations and husbandry methods will occur; change is anticipated. The industry will evolve and adopt these practices over time. Some of the guidelines currently set out will change, and the Australian Duck Meat Association will, from time to time, update this manual to reflect these changes.
A biosecurity self-audit/auditable checklist, designed for continuous improvement, is attached as Appendix 9. This document may also form the basis for second or third party audits, as required.
Biosecurity is like any other insurance policy - it is a prudent investment.
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Major Routes for Disease and Pathogen Transmission
Ducks• Transfer of birds from production area
to production area
• Dead bird disposal
OtherAnimals• Other poultry species
• All wild birds
• Feral animals
• Domestic animals - including other livestock and pets
• Insects
• Rodents – including rats and mice
• Domestic birds
People• Production personnel and family
members living on-site
• Contractors, maintenance personnel, neighbours, service people and visitors
• Transmission on hands, boots, clothing and dirty hair
VehiclesandEquipment• Dirt/manure/contaminants carried on
cars, trucks, tractors, shed cleaning equipment, husbandry equipment (scales, clippers, vaccination guns etc)
Air• Transmission through aerosols or dust
WaterSupply• Water supplies could become
contaminated with faeces from contact with avian or other animal species
Feed• Feed could become contaminated by
the raw materials used post-production and during transport, or by exposure to rodents and wild birds on the property. All feed should be stored in vermin proof silos
• Bacteria and mould found in poor quality or damaged feed is a concern
Litter• Storing old litter on farms is not allowed
• Old litter piles stored on farms can allow disease to be tracked back to sheds
• The transport of used litter material on and off-site is a risk, as vehicles may have been to other high-risk operations
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Definition of the Concept of Production Area and Property
In this document,production area includes duck sheds, shavings sheds and areas used for feed storage and handling, and the area immediately surrounding sheds - including pickup areas.
Property is the land where the production area is located, and typically includes the facility manager’s home. It also includes other production land used for livestock or cultivation. The boundary of the production area, and the boundary of the property, can be the same.
Any reference to sheds refers to roofed buildings capable of, and used for, holding ducks securely within their perimeter.
Access should always be made through ‘least risk’ areas, for example, production areas of younger or healthy birds. In an emergency, access can be made through a ‘high-risk’ area, after a shower and complete change of clothing. The term ‘high-risk’ area includes production areas with minimum standards of biosecurity, multi-age flocks or endemic disease problems.
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Levels of Biosecurity
In the case of an emergency animal disease, where applicable, standard operating procedures (SOPs) will be implemented in line with the relevant disease AUSVETPLAN manual. The relevant government department will inform you of these procedures.
GuidelinestoanEmergencyAnimalDisease(EAD)AlertA clear and precise action plan should be activated if an EAD is evident or suspected. Examples of evident points that may trigger an alert are where there is a:1. rapid increase in mortality
2. physical evidence of visual discomfort in the flock
3. sudden change to the characteristics of faecal matter
4. rapid reduction in feed and water consumption
5. change in movement patterns within the shed
6. drop in egg production by 10 percent.
A farmer following a daily routine of movement through a shed will quickly note any of the points above.
Should observations of a flock trigger an alert, a response must be immediate. Do not wait for possibilities or situations to unfold.
This is to take place regardless of the day of the week or hour of the day.
LEVEL1–RoutineBiosecurityProceduresThese procedures should be implemented and followed on a daily basis. They give a high degree of assurance that diseases and pathogens will not be carried into the duck production areas, and reduce the risk of transmission between production areas. Level 1 procedures are the minimum requirements.
ActionPlanforSuspectedEmergencyAnimalDiseaseEach production facility must establish and document clear guidelines for circumstances when an emergency animal disease alert should be raised, and who must be informed (e.g. in the event of an unusual increase in mortality, or a drop in production). The action plan must also clearly state that, if an alert is raised movements on and off the production area, and the property, must be limited to an absolute minimum, and special precautions outlined in ‘Level 2 – High Risk Biosecurity Procedures’ must be followed. Appendix 1 provides a template for an Emergency Animal Disease Action Plan.
LEVEL2–High-RiskBiosecurityProceduresIn the event of an outbreak of an emergency disease or serious endemic disease, High-Risk Biosecurity Procedures will be implemented.
11If the possibility of an EAD is suspected, the following procedures should be implemented:
A farmer must:1. make immediate contact with their
company livestock manager who will notify the local veterinary advisor, or phone the Emergency Animal Disease Watch Hotline (1800 675 888)
2. lock the main gate to the production site
3. restrict entry to the site, other than essential services
4. restrict entry to the suspect shed, other than essential tasks
5. limit discussion of potential disease outbreak to the immediate sectional manager
6. wait for further direction and remain on the site.
12 1. MOVEMENTSOFBIRDSANDOTHERLIVESTOCK/ANIMALS
1.1 BIRDMOVEMENTS
Objective: To manage the introduction and movement of ducks and their products in a way that minimises the risk of introducing or spreading diseases.
1.1.1 Inspect newly hatched ducklings and assess health status prior to unloading from delivery tubs.
1.1.2 Segregate, observe and treat as necessary newly introduced ducks.
1.1.3 Maintain a record of bird movements (all birds/eggs in, throughout the production area and all birds out) to facilitate tracing in case of an animal health or food safety concern.
1.1.4 Bird mortality and egg production (in breeder flocks) must be recorded on a daily basis to highlight unusual health problems.
1.1.5 Dead bird disposal methods must conform to environmental compliance requirements. E.g., incineration with after burner and collection procedures as listed in Appendices 2 and 3.
1.2 LIVESTOCKANDOTHERANIMALMOVEMENTS
Objective: To manage the introduction and movement of other livestock and animals (e.g. sheep, dogs, cats) in a way that minimises the risk of introducing or spreading infectious disease.
1.2.1 If livestock graze the property, the production area must have a stock-proof fence. Grazing near sheds, defined in this manual as part of the production area, is only permitted where the grazing area is separated by a stock-proof barrier from the area used by ducks, and where the grazing area is not used for access to other parts of the production area.
1.2.2 Drainage from livestock pastures or holding areas must not enter duck sheds and production areas.
1.2.3 Dogs, cats and wild birds must not enter sheds at any time.
1.2.4 Only commercially produced and authorised ducks are to be kept in the production area. No other avian species, including aviary birds and pet birds, or pigs are to be kept on the property.
Level 1 – Routine Biosecurity Procedures
132. PEOPLE,EQUIPMENTANDVEHICLEMOVEMENTS
2.1 PRODUCTIONPERSONNEL
Objective: To minimise the risk of introducing diseases or contaminants by production personnel.
2.1.1 Employees, or any person residing on the property, must not have contact with any other non company avian species or livestock, especially pigs.
2.1.2 Employees must wear clean clothes at the beginning of each work day.
2.1.3 Employees must ensure they do not become contaminated through contact with any avian species or livestock, especially pigs, on their way to work.
2.1.4 Boots worn in the sheds must not be worn, or taken, outside the production area, as they are the most likely method for spreading disease.
2.1.5 Protective clothing and footwear must be worn in the production area at all times. Company service personnel could visit numerous production sites each day.
2.1.6 Hands must also be sanitised before entering sheds and on leaving the production site.
2.1.7 Company service personnel must work from the youngest to oldest flocks, healthy flocks, to those in either quarantine or with any disease risk. Access should always be made through ‘least risk’ areas, for example, the home of younger or healthy birds. In an emergency, access can be made through a ‘high-risk’ area, after a shower and complete change of clothing. The term ‘high-risk’ area includes production areas with minimum standards of biosecurity, multi-age flocks or endemic disease problems. See Appendix 4 for the hierarchy of risk.
2.1.8 All production personnel must agree to comply with the entry conditions as stipulated in the Personnel Quarantine Declaration (Appendix 5).
2.2 CONTRACTORS,SUPPLIERS,OTHERSERVICEPERSONNELANDVISITORS
Objective: To minimise the risk of introducing diseases or contaminants by contractors, suppliers, service personnel and visitors.
2.2.1 All contractors, suppliers, service personnel and visitors must agree to comply with the entry conditions, as stipulated in the Contractor’s Biosecurity Declaration If entering the production area/s (Appendix 6).
14 2.2.2 A visitors log should record all persons entering a production site (Appendix 7).
2.2.3 Any authorised visitor, other producers or equipment suppliers, likely to have been exposed that day to poultry, other birds or pigs, must not enter the sheds unless they have had a thorough shower and change of clothing and boots. If not, they must limit their visit to the property’s residence while wearing clean clothes.
2.2.4 Repair and maintenance contractors who have had contact with poultry or other birds that day, must not enter sheds populated, or ready to be populated, with birds unless, (a) it is an emergency, and (b) they have showered thoroughly and changed clothing and boots, and covered their hair.
2.2.5 Where a batch system is practiced, routine maintenance should be conducted, between batches, prior to final disinfection.
2.2.6 Drivers from other deliveries, such as gas and feed carriers, must not enter sheds. Please note, this restriction does not apply to drivers delivering young birds.
2.2.7 A system for tracing the movement of all personnel entering a
production site should be implemented by using the Visitors Log. (Appendix 7)
2.2.8 Drivers must wear protective clothing, such as dust coats, and sanitise their hands and boots before and after each entry to a production area.
2.2.9 Pick-up crew members must be company trained in biosecurity and bird handling techniques (as set out in relevant welfare standards), and should enter the farm only after meeting premises entry conditions.
2.3 ENTRYPROCEDURESFORDUCKSHEDS
Objective: To prevent the introduction of disease agents and contaminants into duck sheds through the movements of people.
2.3.1 Entry to the duck sheds must only be made through entrances where a footbath exists, containing a suitable disinfectant used in accordance with the company or manufacturer’s instructions. This is to be changed on a regular basis. There must be provision for scraping boot soles before dipping, to ensure the sanitiser is making complete contact with the soles. Facilities for hand sanitation must also be placed at the entry of each shed.
152.3.2 Any person entering and leaving sheds must sanitise their hands and use footbaths before entering and leaving each shed, unless separate shed boots are being used.
2.3.3 Boot soles must be scraped before disinfecting in the footbaths to ensure the sanitiser is making complete contact with the soles.
2.3.4 A hand sanitiser must be available at approved entrances to production areas and must be used before entering.
2.4 EQUIPMENT
Objective: To prevent the introduction of disease agents and contaminants into duck sheds through the movement of equipment.
2.4.1 Footbaths must be inspected daily for excessive organic matter. The disinfectant should be replaced regularly to ensure adequate concentration according to company or manufacturer’s recommendations.
2.4.2 Company service personnel can use their own tools and equipment (i.e.laptops, cameras or phones). Before being taken into the production area, the equipment must be cleaned, ensuring it is free of dust and organic matter.
2.4.4 Duckling delivery tubs must be cleaned and disinfected after each use, preferably each day.
2.4.5 Crates used for pick-up must be checked and disinfected prior to leaving the processing plant.
2.5 VEHICLES
Objective: To prevent the introduction of disease agents and contaminants into duck sheds through the movement of vehicles.
2.5.1 Pick-up vehicles must be checked and disinfected prior to leaving the processing plant.
2.5.2 All visitors should park their vehicles outside the production area, unless it is essential the vehicle be taken on site, for example, some maintenance contractors.
2.5.3 Trucks carting new or old litter, feed and gas must be cleaned and disinfected between production areas.
2.5.4 Duckling delivery trucks must be cleaned and disinfected after each use, preferably each day.
2.5.5 All vehicles taken into the production area/s need to be washed and disinfected prior to entry.
16 3.1.4 For a chlorinated water supply, the treatment must achieve a level of 1.0 – 2.0 ppm free available chlorine (FAC) at the point of use.
3.1.5 When chlorinating water, there must be a minimum of two hours contact time prior to use.
3.1.6 If the water tests have failed the six monthly testing, monitoring must be conducted and recorded daily (Appendix 10) and a maintenance program needs to be in place.
3.1.7 The effectiveness of alternative systems, i.e., ultraviolet treatment, must be validated before use, and will require maintenance and monitoring program to ensure effectiveness.
3.1.8 Production area records demonstrating the effectiveness of water treatment must be kept. Microbiological validation of the treatment system’s effectiveness must be carried out annually, or as approved by the processor.
3.1.9 Drinking water quality must be maintained at a standard suitable for use in duck production (Appendix 8).
3.1.10 Water that does not meet the standard must be treated through either: chlorination, ultra-violet, iodine or reverse osmosis, to ensure the standard is met.
3.1.11 Guidelines for chlorinating surface water are available in Appendix 9.
3. WATER,FEED,SHAVINGSANDWASTELITTER
3.1 WATER
Objective: To ensure water used in duck sheds for drinking, cooling and cleaning, is suitable for livestock.
3.1.1 The national water biosecurity manual poultry production is the Australian reference for safe water for duck production. All water supplies must be tested every six months to ensure that each facility meets the required standards (Appendix 8). Records of these tests must also be retained.
3.1.2 The use of suitably treated water is critical to achieving good biosecurity. In general, chlorination alone is unsuitable for water with a high-level of organic matter, while ultraviolet treatment is of little use for turbid water. It may be necessary to seek expert advice to ensure a safe water supply. Effective treatment of surface water to reduce contamination is complex, but essential. Any water treatment process should be monitored regularly (Appendix 9).
3.1.3 Water from reticulated domestic supply or secure and clean underground bore water is ideally kept in a closed system from supply point to the ducks with no open exposure to the air.
173.1.12 All surface water, such as dam and river water must be treated in accordance with the national water biosecurity manual before being used as duck drinking water.
3.1.13 Ensure the quantity and quality of water and delivery system provided is suitable for the type and age of the ducks
3.2 FEED
Objective: To manage the introduction and movement of duck feed stuffs in a way that minimises the risk of introducing or spreading infectious disease.
3.2.1 Feeding systems must be managed to ensure feed in silos and feed delivery systems are protected from contamination by unwanted feral animals and wild birds and rodents.
3.2.2 Feed spills should be cleaned up immediately to prevent the attraction of feral birds and rodents to the production area.
3.2.3 Inspect duck feed on delivery for evidence of pests, damage and contaminants.
3.2.4 Store duck feed in a manner that prevents contamination by livestock, vermin, insects, wildlife, feral and domestic animals and other feed types.
3.3 SHAVINGSTORAGEFACILITIES
Objective: To keep unused shavings or bedding materials free from wild birds, pests & vermin as well as weather damage until it is used in the sheds.
3.3.1 Shavings storage facilities must be in the production area.
3.3.2 Shavings storage facilities must be wild bird proof.
3.3.3 Shavings facilities must be weather proof.
3.3.4 Shavings facilities must be managed to minimise contamination from pests, vermin and other livestock or domestic animals.
3.4 USEDLITTER
Objective: To manage the movement and removal of litter in a way that minimises the risk of introducing or spreading infectious disease within the production area.
3.4.1 Used litter and manure must not be stockpiled in the shed area, ie. the production zone. Litter and manure must be stored in an appropriately designed storage area, with a sufficient buffering zone from the duck sheds and enclosures. The storage area must be located in a position that will not compromise biosecurity.
18 3.4.2 Removal of all litter must be completed before the introduction of the next batch of breeder ducks.
3.4.3 A full or partial cleanout must be done for growers.
3.4.4 All brooder litter is to be completely removed before the introduction of new birds.
3.4.5 Accredited composted/heat sterilised or re–used litter can be used in the grow-out areas.
194. PESTANDVERMINCONTROL
4.1 PESTS
Objective: To minimise the potential for introducing infectious agents and pathogens by pests (wildlife, feral, domestic and livestock animals) through their presence in the production area.
4.1.1 It is the responsibility of the manager of each production site to implement and maintain a pest control programme for wildlife, ferals and domestic species.
4.1.2 All duck housing must be designed and maintained to prevent the entry of wild birds, feral animals and other pests.
4.1.3 Trees and shrubs should be set back from the immediate shed area to deter wildlife. This will also help to disperse air. Vegetation should be carefully selected to minimise wild bird attraction. Vegetation buffers for environmental compliance should not be compromised.
4.1.4 Monitor and manage feral animal, weeds and wildlife populations to prevent an impact on the ducks.
4.2 VERMIN
Objective: To minimise the potential for introducing infectious agents and pathogens by vermin, in particular rodents, through their presence in the production area.
4.2.1 A baiting program for vermin must be implemented. The program must include the following features:
a. Bait stations must be checked weekly and replenished as needed. It is recommended to rotate bait types every six months to avoid resistance.
b. A record should be kept of each inspection, noting all activity (see Appendix 11).
c. Monitor and manage vermin populations to prevent an impact on the ducks.
4.2.2 All duck housing must be designed and maintained to limit the entry of vermin.
4.2.3 Bait stations must be included on the production site map, and defined by number, and placed a minimum of 20 metres apart. The number of bait stations should be increased in areas where there are signs of increased rodent activity.
4.2.4 Bait stations must be designed to minimise the opportunity for other animals and birds to access the bait.
20 5.2.3 The welfare and condition of livestock is the responsibility of the pick-up supervisor, or the appointed responsible driver, until vehicles reach the processing plant and are accepted by the site supervisor or person responsible.
5.2.4 After final pick-up, the shed doors must be kept closed when not in use, except during litter removal. After washing and disinfecting, shed doors must be kept closed. If drying is a problem, ventilate using fans or bird wire screens in shed doorways. Wild birds must be kept out of sheds at all times.
5.2.5 All aspects of catching and transporting must be followed as outlined in training. It must also be in accordance with animal welfare, and provisions of the standards and guidelines for the land transport of livestock.
5.2.6 A map drawn to scale of the property layout, showing the production area sheds, access roads and gates, must be created, maintained and kept in the site’s Farm Biosecurity Manual.
5.3 CHEMICALSANDUSAGE
Objective: To ensure employee awareness of, and training in, the safe usage and storages of all relevant chemicals used on site.
5. MANAGEMENT
5.1 DOCUMENTATIONANDTRAINING
Objective: To ensure awareness by, and training of, all production area employees in all relevant biosecurity requirements.
5.1.1 Each production facility must keep a copy of the Farm Biosecurity Manual readily accessible to staff.
5.1.2 Staff and service providers must be provided with training in all aspects of the manual, and such training is to be recorded.
5.1.3 A register must be maintained recording training and compliance of contractors and other service personnel.
5.2 ENDOFBATCHPROCEDURES
Objective: To minimise the risk of introducing or spreading diseases or contaminants by delivery and pick-up operations.
5.2.1 The farm and shed must be accredited as ‘biosecurity compliant’ after examination of the flock records by the referring company representative prior to pick-up.
5.2.2 The person in charge of pick-up will need to accept the flock following observations and consultation with the farmer.
215.3.1 All chemicals used in the production zone must be stored in a safe protective unit as required by state law.
5.3.2 Material Data Safety sheets for all chemicals held on site must be on hand at all times.
5.3.3 All staff must be competent in the usage and application of all farm disinfectants and herbicides.
5.3.4 Chemicals must be used as per the manufacturer’s instructions with with-holding periods and export slaughter intervals observed to ensure chemical contamination does not occur.
5.4 MEDICATIONSANDVACCINES
Objective: To ensure than any medications are dispensed under veterinary supervision.
5.4.1 Medications and vaccines must never be administered without veterinary and/or grow-out manager supervision.
5.4.2 All medication withholding periods must be observed.
5.4.3 Vaccines and medications must always be used as per the manufacturer recommendations unless directed by a veterinarian.
22 6.7 Dust creation should be kept to a minimum.
6.8 The production area must remain neat and tidy free from rubbish and clutter.
6.9 Grass in and around the production area must be kept short to avoid rodents and the survival of viruses and bacteria. Vegetation should be poisoned in the immediate area of the outer shed wall with approved herbicide.
6.10 Drainage from livestock pastures or holding areas must not enter duck sheds and production areas.
6.11 Entry to the duck sheds must only be made through entrances where a footbath exists, containing a suitable disinfectant used in accordance with the company or manufacturer’s instructions. This is to be changed on a regular basis. There must be provision for scraping boot soles before dipping, to ensure the sanitiser is making complete contact with the soles. Facilities for hand sanitation must also be placed at the entry of each shed.
6.12 Footbaths must be inspected daily and excessive organic matter removed. The disinfectant should be replaced regularly to ensure adequate concentration according to company or manufacturer’s recommendations.
6. FACILITYSTANDARDS
Objective: To design, maintain and operate duck production areas (including sheds) that will assist in providing a biosecure area.
6.1 All duck houses, shavings sheds and water storages must remain wild bird, rodent and feral animal proof.
6.2 The production area requires a perimeter fence, or well defined boundary fence, marked with clear signage. This is to establish a clearly defined biosecurity zone.
6.3 The main entrance to the production area must be closed off to vehicle traffic with a lockable gate, which should be kept locked at all times, when possible.
6.4 The entrance must display appropriate signage, such as ‘Biosecure Area - No Entry Unless Authorised’. In addition, signage must direct visitors to contact the farmer before proceeding, including telephone numbers and/or enquires to the house.
6.5 Facilities should be available for the cleaning and disinfecting of equipment and vehicles before entry to the production site.
6.6 All duck sheds must be lockable, and kept locked when unattended.
236.13 All visitors should be directed to park their vehicles outside the production area, unless it is essential the vehicle be taken on site, for example, some maintenance contractors.
6.14 Trees and shrubs should be set back from the immediate shed area. This will help to disperse air. Vegetation should be carefully selected to minimise wild bird attraction. Vegetation buffers for environmental compliance should not be compromised.
24 8. FACILITIES
8.1 Gates must be kept locked.
8.2 Shed doors must be locked at night.
8.3 Facilities for the cleaning and disinfection of equipment coming on and off the production area must be in place.
9. PERSONNEL/VISITORS
9.1 No visitors are to enter the production area unless absolutely essential. Company personnel will discontinue all non-critical visits.
9.2 Routine repairs and maintenance must be restricted, apart from any authorised emergency work.
9.3 All visitor and vehicle movements onto and off the production property must be recorded.
10. OPERATIONAL
10.1 Essential visitors must shower thoroughly before and after visits. A complete change of clothing, footwear, hair covering and breathing protection is required. Used clothing, and all used personal protection equipment, must remain on the property for disposal.
7. ACTIONPLANFORASUSPECTEDEMERGENCYANIMALDISEASE
Objective: To increase biosecurity protection, by minimising movements to protect the property, as much as possible, from the increased threat of a disease being introduced from the outside, in the face of a suspected outbreak of an emergency disease or a serious endemic disease.
7.1 Each processing company must establish and document clear guidelines regarding the circumstances when an emergency animal disease alert should be raised, and who should be informed. For example, when experiencing an unusual increase in mortality or drop in production. The action plan must also clearly state that, if an alert is raised, the movement of birds must cease immediately. All other movements, on and off the production area and the property, must be limited to a minimum, and special precautions must be taken as outlined below.
Level 2 – High Risk Biosecurity Procedures
2510.2 Any vehicle entering the production area must be washed and disinfected before and after property access, such as feed and gas carriers. Vehicle driver cabins must also be sanitised inside with an approved spray disinfectant.
10.3 No birds or litter should be moved on or off properties until disease status is clarified.
10.4 If a major outbreak should occur, further measures will be stipulated by the processor and/or the state’s chief veterinary officer.
11. STANDARDOPERATINGPROCEDURES(SOPs)
11.1 SOPs for any specific outbreak of an emergency animal disease will be available from the Department of Primary Industries, in accordance with AUSVETPLAN.
Pro
duct
ion
Site
Are
a In
tern
al A
udit
Che
cklis
tLe
vel1
Aud
it
Aud
itD
ate:
Pro
pert
yN
ame:
Aud
itor’s
Nam
eA
udito
r’sS
igna
ture
Aud
itee’
sN
ame
Aud
itee’
sS
igna
ture
1.1
Bir
dM
ovem
ents
YE
SN
ON
/AC
OR
RE
CTI
VE
AC
TIO
N
1.1.
1A
re a
ll du
cklin
gs in
spec
ted
for t
heir
heal
th s
tatu
s an
d as
sess
ed p
rior t
o un
load
ing
from
del
iver
y tu
bs?
1.1.
2A
re a
ll ne
wly
intro
duce
d du
cks
segr
egat
ed, o
bser
ved
and
prov
ided
trea
tmen
t as
nec
essa
ry?
1.1.
3A
re re
cord
s of
bird
mov
emen
ts (a
ll bi
rds/
eggs
in, t
hrou
ghou
t the
pro
duct
ion
area
an
d al
l bird
s/eg
gs o
ut) m
aint
aine
d to
faci
litat
e tra
cing
in c
ase
of a
n an
imal
hea
lth
or fo
od s
afet
y co
ncer
n?
1.1.
4Is
bird
mor
talit
y an
d eg
g pr
oduc
tion
(in b
reed
er fl
ocks
) rec
orde
d on
a d
aily
bas
is
to h
ighl
ight
unu
sual
hea
lth p
robl
ems?
1.1.
5D
o de
ad b
ird d
ispo
sal m
etho
ds c
onfo
rm to
env
ironm
enta
l com
plia
nce
requ
irem
ents
? Fo
r exa
mpl
e, in
cine
ratio
n w
ith a
fter b
urne
r and
col
lect
ion
proc
edur
es a
s lis
ted
in A
ppen
dice
s 2
and
3.
NO
TES
:
26
1.2
Live
stoc
kan
dO
ther
Ani
mal
Mov
emen
tsY
ES
NO
N/A
CO
RR
EC
TIV
EA
CTI
ON
1.2.
1If
lives
tock
gra
ze th
e pr
oper
ty, d
oes
the
prod
uctio
n ar
ea h
ave
a st
ock-
proo
f fen
ce?
1.2.
2D
oes
drai
nage
from
the
lives
tock
pas
ture
s or
hol
ding
are
as e
nter
the
duck
she
ds
or p
rodu
ctio
n ar
eas?
1.2.
3D
o do
gs, c
ats
and
wild
bird
s en
ter t
he d
uck
shed
s at
any
tim
e?
1.2.
4A
re th
ere
avia
n sp
ecie
s ot
her t
han
the
com
mer
cial
ly p
rodu
ced
and
auth
oris
ed
duck
s or
pig
s ke
pt in
the
prod
uctio
n ar
ea?
NO
TES
:
2.1
Pro
duct
ion
Per
sonn
elY
ES
NO
N/A
CO
RR
EC
TIV
EA
CTI
ON
2.1.
1D
o em
ploy
ees,
or a
ny p
erso
n re
sidi
ng o
n th
e pr
oper
ty, h
ave
cont
act w
ith a
ny
othe
r non
com
pany
avi
an s
peci
es o
r liv
esto
ck, e
spec
ially
pig
s?
2.1.
2D
o em
ploy
ees
wea
r cle
an c
loth
es a
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f eac
h w
ork
day?
2.1.
3D
o em
ploy
ees
ensu
re th
ey d
o no
t bec
ome
cont
amin
ated
thro
ugh
cont
act w
ith
any
avia
n sp
ecie
s or
live
stoc
k (e
spec
ially
pig
s), o
n th
eir w
ay to
wor
k?
2.1.
4A
re b
oots
wor
n in
the
shed
s or
the
prod
uctio
n ar
ea ta
ken
outs
ide
this
are
a/s?
2.1.
5D
o co
mpa
ny s
ervi
ce p
erso
nnel
wea
r pro
tect
ive
clot
hing
and
foot
wea
r at a
ll tim
es
whe
n in
the
prod
uctio
n ar
ea?
2.1.
6D
o al
l peo
ple
ente
ring/
exitin
g th
e sh
eds
and
the
prod
uctio
n si
te s
anitis
e th
eir h
ands
?
27
2.1.
7D
o co
mpa
ny s
ervi
ce p
erso
nnel
wor
k fro
m th
e yo
unge
st to
the
olde
st fl
ocks
or
heal
thy
flock
s to
thos
e in
eith
er q
uara
ntin
e or
with
any
dis
ease
risk
? A
cces
s sh
ould
alw
ays
be m
ade
thro
ugh
‘leas
t ris
k’ a
reas
, i.e
. the
hom
e of
you
nger
or
heal
thy
bird
s.
2.1.
8H
as e
ach
empl
oyee
sig
ned
a P
erso
nnel
Qua
rant
ine
Dec
lara
tion
(App
endi
x 5)
?
NO
TES
:
2.2
Con
trac
tors
,Sup
plie
rs,O
ther
Ser
vice
Per
sonn
ela
ndV
isito
rsY
ES
NO
N/A
CO
RR
EC
TIV
EA
CTI
ON
2.2.
1H
as e
ach
cont
ract
or a
nd v
isito
r sig
ned
a C
ontra
ctor
’s B
iose
curit
y D
ecla
ratio
n (A
ppen
dix
6)?
2.2.
2Is
ther
e a
Visi
tors
Log
ava
ilabl
e to
all
visi
tors
acc
essi
ng th
e pr
oduc
tion
area
?
Hav
e al
l vis
itors
sig
ned
the
Visi
tors
Log
?
2.2.
3A
re a
ll vi
sito
rs (e
.g. o
ther
pro
duce
rs o
r equ
ipm
ent s
uppl
iers
) tha
t are
like
ly to
hav
e be
en e
xpos
ed th
at d
ay to
pou
ltry,
oth
er b
irds
or p
igs,
had
a th
orou
gh s
how
er a
nd
chan
ged
thei
r clo
thin
g an
d bo
ots
befo
re e
nter
ing
the
prod
uctio
n ar
ea?
2.2.
4A
re re
pair
and
mai
nten
ance
con
tract
ors
who
hav
e ha
d co
ntac
t with
pou
ltry
or
othe
r bird
s th
at d
ay, a
llow
ed to
ent
er s
heds
pop
ulat
ed, o
r rea
dy to
be
popu
late
d,
with
duc
ks u
nles
s, (a
) it i
s an
em
erge
ncy,
or (
b) th
ey h
ave
show
ered
thor
ough
ly,
chan
ged
clot
hing
and
boo
ts, a
nd c
over
ed th
eir h
air?
2.2.
5Fo
r bat
ch s
yste
ms,
is ro
utin
e m
aint
enan
ce c
ondu
cted
bet
wee
n ba
tche
s an
d pr
ior t
o fin
al d
isin
fect
ion?
2.2.
6A
re d
river
s fro
m d
eliv
erie
s, o
ther
than
you
ng b
irds,
allo
wed
to e
nter
the
shed
s?
2.1
Pro
duct
ion
Per
sonn
el(C
ontin
ued)
28
2.2.
7Is
a s
yste
m fo
r tra
cing
the
mov
emen
t of a
ll pe
rson
nel e
nter
ing
a pr
oduc
tion
site
im
plem
ente
d th
roug
h th
e us
e of
a V
isito
rs L
og (A
ppen
dix
7)?
2.2.
8A
re d
river
s m
ade
to w
ear p
rote
ctiv
e cl
othi
ng, s
uch
as d
ust c
oats
, and
san
itise
th
eir h
ands
and
boo
ts b
efor
e an
d af
ter e
ach
entry
to a
pro
duct
ion
area
?
2.2.
9A
re p
ick-
up c
rew
mem
bers
trai
ned
in c
ompa
ny b
iose
curit
y an
d bi
rd h
andl
ing
tech
niqu
es (a
s se
t out
in re
leva
nt w
elfa
re s
tand
ards
), an
d do
they
onl
y en
ter t
he
farm
afte
r mee
ting
prem
ise
entry
con
ditio
ns?
NO
TES
:
2.3
Ent
ryP
roce
dure
sFo
rD
uck
She
dsY
ES
NO
N/A
CO
RR
EC
TIV
EA
CTI
ON
2.3.
1D
o al
l ent
ry p
oint
s to
the
duck
she
ds h
ave
a fo
otba
th c
onta
inin
g a
suita
ble
disi
nfec
tant
use
d in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
com
pany
or m
anuf
actu
rer’s
inst
ruct
ions
?
Is th
e fo
otba
th d
isin
fect
ant c
hang
ed o
n a
regu
lar b
asis
?
2.3.
2D
o al
l peo
ple
ente
ring
and
leav
ing
the
duck
she
ds s
aniti
se th
eir h
ands
and
use
fo
otba
ths
unle
ss s
epar
ate
shed
boo
ts a
re b
eing
use
d?
2.3.
3A
re th
ere
prov
isio
ns fo
r scr
apin
g/br
ushi
ng b
oot s
oles
bef
ore
dipp
ing,
to e
nsur
e th
e sa
nitis
er is
mak
ing
com
plet
e co
ntac
t with
the
sole
s?
2.3.
4Is
a h
and
sani
tiser
ava
ilabl
e at
all e
ntra
nces
to d
uck
shed
s an
d pr
oduc
tion
area
s an
d us
ed b
efor
e en
terin
g th
ese
area
s?
NO
TES
:
29
2.4
Equ
ipm
ent
YE
SN
ON
/AC
OR
RE
CTI
VE
AC
TIO
N
2.4.
1A
re a
ll fo
otba
ths
insp
ecte
d da
ily fo
r exc
essi
ve o
rgan
ic m
atte
r?
2.4.
2If
com
pany
ser
vice
per
sonn
el u
se th
eir o
wn
tool
s an
d eq
uipm
ent (
e.g.
lapt
ops,
ca
mer
as o
r pho
nes)
are
they
cle
aned
prio
r to
bein
g ta
ken
into
the
prod
uctio
n ar
ea
and
clea
ned
befo
re e
nter
ing
the
duck
she
ds?
2.4.
3A
re a
ll du
cklin
g de
liver
y tu
bs c
lean
ed a
nd d
isin
fect
ed a
fter e
ach
use
or a
s a
min
imum
at t
he e
nd o
f eac
h da
ys u
se?
2.4.
4A
re a
ll cra
tes
used
for d
uck
pick
up
chec
ked
and
disi
nfec
ted
prio
r to
leav
ing
the
proc
essi
ng p
lant
?
NO
TES
:
2.5
Vehi
cles
YE
SN
ON
/AC
OR
RE
CTI
VE
AC
TIO
N
2.2.
1A
re a
ll pi
ck u
p ve
hicl
es c
heck
ed a
nd d
isin
fect
ed p
rior t
o le
avin
g th
e
proc
essi
ng p
lant
?
2.2.
2D
o al
l vis
itors
par
k th
eir v
ehic
les
outs
ide
the
prod
uctio
n ar
ea, u
nles
s it
is e
ssen
tial
that
the
vehi
cle
is ta
ken
on s
ite?
2.2.
3A
re a
ll tru
cks
carti
ng n
ew o
r old
litte
r, fe
ed o
r gas
cle
aned
and
dis
infe
cted
be
twee
n pr
oduc
tion
area
s?
2.2.
4A
re a
ll du
cklin
g de
liver
y tru
cks
clea
ned
and
disi
nfec
ted
afte
r eac
h us
e pr
efer
ably
ea
ch d
ay?
2.2.
5A
re a
ll veh
icle
s ta
ken
into
the
prod
uctio
n ar
ea/s
was
hed
and
disi
nfec
ted
prio
r to
ent
ry?
30
3.1
Wat
erY
ES
NO
N/A
CO
RR
EC
TIV
EA
CTI
ON
3.1.
1A
re a
ll w
ater
sup
plie
s te
sted
eve
ry s
ix m
onth
s to
ens
ure
that
eac
h fa
cilit
y m
eets
th
e re
quire
d st
anda
rds?
Are
reco
rds
of th
ese
test
s re
tain
ed?
3.1.
2Is
an
effe
ctiv
e tre
atm
ent/
s of
sur
face
wat
er im
plem
ente
d to
redu
ce p
hysi
cal
cont
amin
atio
n? Is
this
pro
cess
mon
itore
d re
gula
rly?
3.1.
3Is
wat
er fr
om a
retic
ulat
ed d
omes
tic s
uppl
y or
sec
ure
and
clea
n un
derg
roun
d bo
re w
ater
kep
t in
a cl
osed
sys
tem
from
sup
ply
poin
t to
the
duck
s w
ith n
o op
en
expo
sure
to th
e ai
r?
3.1.
4Is
the
leve
l of 1
.0 –
2.0
ppm
free
ava
ilabl
e ch
lorin
e (F
AC
) ach
ieve
d fo
r chl
orin
ated
w
ater
at t
he p
oint
of u
se?
3.1.
5W
hen
chlo
rinat
ing
wat
er, i
s th
e m
inim
um tw
o ho
urs
cont
act t
ime
prio
r to
use
ach
ieve
d?
3.1.
6If
the
wat
er te
sts
have
faile
d th
e si
x m
onth
ly te
stin
g, is
mon
itorin
g co
nduc
ted
and
reco
rded
dai
ly a
nd a
mai
nten
ance
pro
gram
in p
lace
?
3.1.
7Is
the
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
alte
rnat
ive
syst
ems,
for e
xam
ple,
ultr
avio
let t
reat
men
t, va
lidat
ed b
efor
e us
e, a
nd m
onito
red
to e
nsur
e on
goin
g ef
fect
iven
ess?
3.1.
8A
re p
rodu
ctio
n ar
ea re
cord
s de
mon
stra
ting
the
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
wat
er tr
eatm
ent
kept
? Is
a m
icro
biol
ogic
al v
alid
atio
n of
the
treat
men
t sys
tem
’s e
ffect
iven
ess
carr
ied
out a
nnua
lly, o
r as
appr
oved
by
the
proc
esso
r?
3.1.
9Is
the
drin
king
wat
er q
ualit
y m
aint
aine
d at
a s
tand
ard
suita
ble
for u
se in
duc
k pr
oduc
tion
(App
endi
x 8)
?
31
3.1.
10W
hen
wat
er d
oes
not m
eet t
he s
tand
ard
is it
trea
ted
thro
ugh:
chl
orin
atio
n,
ultra
-vio
let,
iodi
ne o
r rev
erse
osm
osis
, to
ensu
re th
e st
anda
rd is
met
?
3.1.
11Is
all
surfa
ce w
ater
(suc
h as
dam
and
rive
r wat
er) t
reat
ed in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
natio
nal w
ater
bio
secu
rity
man
ual b
efor
e be
ing
used
as
duck
drin
king
wat
er?
3.1.
12Is
the
quan
tity
and
qual
ity o
f wat
er a
nd th
e de
liver
y sy
stem
sui
tabl
e fo
r the
type
and
ag
e of
the
duck
s?
NO
TES
:
3.2
Feed
YE
SN
ON
/AC
OR
RE
CTI
VE
AC
TIO
N
3.2.
1A
re th
e fe
edin
g sy
stem
s m
anag
ed to
ens
ure
feed
in s
ilos
and
feed
del
iver
y sy
stem
s ar
e pr
otec
ted
from
con
tam
inat
ion
by u
nwan
ted
fera
l ani
mal
s an
d w
ild
bird
s an
d ro
dent
s?
3.2.
2A
re fe
ed s
pills
cle
aned
up
imm
edia
tely
to p
reve
nt th
e at
tract
ion
of fe
ral b
irds
and
rode
nts
to th
e pr
oduc
tion
area
?
3.2.
3Is
all
duck
feed
insp
ecte
d on
del
iver
y fo
r evi
denc
e of
pes
ts, d
amag
e an
d co
ntam
inan
ts?
3.2.
4Is
all d
uck
feed
sto
red
in a
man
ner t
hat p
reve
nts
cont
amin
atio
n by
lives
tock
, ver
min
, in
sect
s, w
ildlife
, fer
al a
nd d
omes
tic a
nim
als
and
othe
r fee
d ty
pes?
NO
TES
:
3.1
Wat
er(C
ontin
ued)
32
3.3
Sha
ving
Sto
rage
sFa
cilit
ies
YE
SN
ON
/AC
OR
RE
CTI
VE
AC
TIO
N
3.3.
1A
re th
e sh
avin
gs s
tora
ge fa
cilit
ies
loca
ted
in th
e pr
oduc
tion
area
?
3.3.
2A
re th
e sh
avin
gs s
tora
ge fa
cilit
ies
wild
-bird
pro
of?
3.3.
3A
re th
e sh
avin
gs s
tora
ge fa
cilit
ies
wea
ther
pro
of
3.3.
4A
re th
e sh
avin
gs fa
ciliti
es m
anag
ed to
min
imis
e co
ntam
inat
ion
from
pes
ts, v
erm
in
and
othe
r live
stoc
k or
dom
estic
ani
mal
s?
NO
TES
:
3.4
Use
dLi
tter
YE
SN
ON
/AC
OR
RE
CTI
VE
AC
TIO
N
3.4.
1
Is u
sed
litte
r and
man
ure
stoc
kpile
d in
the
shed
are
a (i.
e. th
e pr
oduc
tion
zone
)?
Is li
tter a
nd m
anur
e st
ored
in a
n ap
prop
riate
ly d
esig
ned
stor
age
area
, with
a
suffi
cien
t buf
ferin
g zo
ne fr
om th
e du
ck s
heds
and
enc
losu
res?
Is th
e st
orag
e ar
ea lo
cate
d in
a p
ositi
on th
at w
ill no
t com
prom
ise
bios
ecur
ity?
3.4.
2Is
all
litte
r rem
oved
bef
ore
the
intro
duct
ion
of th
e ne
xt b
atch
of b
reed
er d
ucks
?
3.4.
3Is
a fu
ll or
par
tial c
lean
out d
one
betw
een
batc
hes
of g
row
er d
ucks
?
3.4.
4Is
all
broo
der l
itter
com
plet
ely
rem
oved
bef
ore
the
intro
duct
ion
of n
ew b
irds?
3.4.
5Is
acc
redi
ted
com
post
ed/h
eat s
terili
sed
or re
–use
d litt
er u
sed
only
in th
e
grow
-out
are
as?
NO
TES
:
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4.1
Pes
tsY
ES
NO
N/A
CO
RR
EC
TIV
EA
CTI
ON
4.1.
1Is
an
appr
opria
te p
est c
ontro
l stra
tegy
doc
umen
ted?
4.1.
2Is
all
duck
hou
sing
des
igne
d an
d m
aint
aine
d to
pre
vent
the
entry
of w
ild b
irds,
fe
ral a
nim
als
and
othe
r pes
ts?
4.1.
3A
re tr
ees
and
shru
bs s
et b
ack
from
the
imm
edia
te s
hed
area
to d
eter
wild
life?
Vege
tatio
n sh
ould
be
care
fully
sel
ecte
d to
min
imis
e w
ild b
ird a
ttrac
tion.
Veg
etat
ion
buffe
rs fo
r env
ironm
enta
l com
plia
nce
shou
ld n
ot b
e co
mpr
omis
ed.
4.1.
4A
re fe
ral a
nim
als,
wee
ds a
nd w
ildlife
pop
ulat
ions
mon
itore
d an
d m
anag
ed to
pre
vent
an
y im
pact
on
the
duck
s?
NO
TES
:
4.2
Verm
inY
ES
NO
N/A
CO
RR
EC
TIV
EA
CTI
ON
4.2.
1Is
an
appr
opria
te v
erm
in c
ontro
l stra
tegy
doc
umen
ted?
Are
the
bait
stat
ions
che
cked
wee
kly
and
repl
enis
hed
whe
n ne
cess
ary?
Is a
reco
rd k
ept o
f eac
h in
spec
tion,
not
ing
all a
ctiv
ities
?
Is th
e ve
rmin
mon
itore
d an
d m
anag
ed to
pre
vent
an
impa
ct o
n th
e du
cks?
4.2.
2A
re th
e du
ck s
heds
des
igne
d an
d m
aint
aine
d to
lim
it th
e en
try o
f ver
min
?
4.2.
3Is
ther
e a
plan
sho
win
g th
e lo
catio
n of
bai
t sta
tions
?
4.2.
4A
re b
ait s
tatio
ns d
esig
ned
to m
inim
ise
the
oppo
rtuni
ty fo
r oth
er a
nim
als
and
bird
s
to a
cces
s th
e ba
it?
NO
TES
:
34
5.1
Doc
umen
tatio
nan
dTr
aini
ngY
ES
NO
N/A
CO
RR
EC
TIV
EA
CTI
ON
5.1.
1Is
ther
e a
copy
of t
he F
arm
Bio
secu
rity
Man
ual r
eadi
ly a
cces
sibl
e to
sta
ff at
eac
h pr
oduc
tion
faci
lity?
5.1.
2A
re s
taff
and
cont
ract
ors
prov
ided
with
trai
ning
in a
ll as
pect
s of
the
bi
osec
urity
man
ual?
5.1.
3Is
a re
gist
er m
aint
aine
d of
the
train
ing
prov
ided
to c
ontra
ctor
s an
d em
ploy
ees?
NO
TES
:
5.2
End
ofB
atch
Pro
cedu
res
YE
SN
ON
/AC
OR
RE
CTI
VE
AC
TIO
N
5.2.
1Is
the
farm
and
she
d ac
cred
ited
as ‘b
iose
curit
y co
mpl
iant
’ afte
r exa
min
atio
n of
th
e flo
ck re
cord
s by
the
refe
rrin
g co
mpa
ny re
pres
enta
tive
prio
r to
pick
up?
5.2.
2W
ill th
e pe
rson
in c
harg
e of
pic
kup
acce
pt th
e flo
ck fo
llow
ing
obse
rvat
ions
and
co
nsul
tatio
n w
ith th
e fa
rmer
?
5.2.
3D
oes
the
pick
up s
uper
visor
or t
he a
ppoi
nted
resp
onsi
ble
drive
r und
erst
and
they
are
re
spon
sibl
e fo
r the
wel
fare
and
con
ditio
n of
the
duck
s un
til th
e ve
hicl
es re
ach
the
proc
essi
ng p
lant
and
are
acc
epte
d by
the
site
sup
ervis
or o
r per
son
resp
onsi
ble?
5.2.
4A
re th
e sh
ed d
oors
kep
t clo
sed
whe
n no
t in
use,
exc
ept d
urin
g lit
ter r
emov
al?
Afte
r was
hing
and
dis
infe
ctin
g, s
hed
door
s m
ust b
e ke
pt c
lose
d.
5.2.
5A
re a
ll asp
ects
of c
atch
ing
and
trans
porti
ng m
aint
aine
d as
out
lined
dur
ing
train
ing?
35
5.2.
6Is
a m
ap (d
raw
n to
sca
le) o
f the
pro
perty
layo
ut, s
how
ing
the
prod
uctio
n ar
ea s
heds
, ac
cess
road
s an
d ga
tes,
mai
ntai
ned
and
kept
in th
e si
te’s
Farm
Bio
secu
rity
Man
ual?
NO
TES
:
5.3
Che
mic
als
and
Usa
geY
ES
NO
N/A
CO
RR
EC
TIV
EA
CTI
ON
5.3.
1A
re th
e ch
emic
als
used
on
site
sto
red
in a
saf
e pr
otec
tive
unit
as p
er re
leva
nt
stat
e le
gisl
atio
n?
5.3.
2A
re th
e m
ater
ial d
ata
safe
ty s
heet
s fo
r all
chem
ical
s us
ed o
n fa
rm k
ept o
n si
te?
5.3.
3H
ave
farm
sta
ff be
en tr
aine
d in
the
corre
ct m
etho
d an
d ap
plic
atio
n of
che
mic
als
used
on
farm
?
5.3.
4A
re th
e ch
emic
als
held
on
site
use
d as
per
man
ufac
ture
r’s in
stru
ctio
ns w
ith a
ll w
ithho
ldin
g pe
riods
and
exp
ort s
laug
hter
inte
rval
s ob
serv
ed?
NO
TES
:
5.4
Med
icat
ions
and
Vac
cine
sY
ES
NO
N/A
CO
RR
EC
TIV
EA
CTI
ON
5.4.
1A
re m
edic
atio
ns o
r vac
cine
s in
use
?
5.4.
2If
med
icat
ions
hav
e be
en u
sed
have
the
with
hold
ing
perio
ds b
een
obse
rved
and
do
cum
ente
d.
5.4.
3If
med
icat
ions
and
vac
cina
tions
are
use
d ar
e th
ey u
sed
as p
er th
e
man
ufac
ture
r’s d
irect
ions
?
NO
TES
:
5.2
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ofB
atch
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cedu
res
(Con
tinue
d)
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6.0
Faci
lity
Sta
ndar
dsY
ES
NO
N/A
CO
RR
EC
TIV
EA
CTI
ON
6.1
Are
all
duck
hou
ses,
sha
ving
s sh
eds
and
wat
er s
tora
ges
mai
ntai
ned
to b
e w
ild
bird
, rod
ent a
nd fe
ral a
nim
al p
roof
?
6.2
Doe
s th
e pr
oduc
tion
area
hav
e a
perim
eter
fenc
e, o
r wel
l def
ined
bou
ndar
y fe
nce,
m
arke
d w
ith c
lear
sig
nage
?
6.3
Is th
e m
ain
entra
nce
to th
e pr
oduc
tion
area
clo
sed
to v
ehic
le tr
affic
with
a
lock
able
gat
e, w
hich
is k
ept l
ocke
d at
all
times
?
6.4
Doe
s th
e en
tranc
e di
spla
y ap
prop
riate
sig
nage
, suc
h as
‘Bio
secu
re A
rea
- N
o En
try
Unl
ess
Aut
horis
ed’?
Is th
ere
sign
age
to d
irect
vis
itors
to c
onta
ct th
e fa
rmer
be
fore
pro
ceed
ing,
incl
udin
g te
leph
one
num
bers
and
/or e
nqui
res
to th
e ho
use?
6.5
Are
ther
e fa
cilit
ies
mad
e av
aila
ble
for t
he c
lean
ing
and
disi
nfec
ting
of e
quip
men
t an
d ve
hicl
es b
efor
e en
try to
the
prod
uctio
n si
te?
6.6
Are
all
duck
she
ds lo
ckab
le, a
nd k
ept l
ocke
d w
hen
unat
tend
ed?
6.7
Is d
ust c
reat
ion
kept
to a
min
imum
?
6.8
Is th
e pr
oduc
tion
area
mai
ntai
ned
in a
nea
t and
tidy
sta
te?
6.9
Is th
e gr
ass
on a
nd a
roun
d th
e pr
oduc
tion
area
kep
t sho
rt to
avo
id ro
dent
s an
d th
e su
rviv
al o
f viru
ses
and
bact
eria
? Is
the
vege
tatio
n po
ison
ed in
the
imm
edia
te
area
of t
he o
uter
she
d w
all w
ith a
n ap
prov
ed h
erbi
cide
?
6.10
Is th
e dr
aina
ge fr
om li
vest
ock
past
ures
or h
oldi
ng a
reas
pre
vent
ed fr
om e
nter
ing
the
duck
she
ds a
nd p
rodu
ctio
n ar
eas?
37
6.11
Do
the
entry
poi
nts
to th
e du
ck s
heds
hav
e fo
otba
ths
in p
lace
? D
o th
ey
cont
ain
a su
itabl
e di
sinf
ecta
nt u
sed
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e co
mpa
ny o
r m
anuf
actu
rer’s
inst
ruct
ions
?
Is th
e di
sinf
ecta
nt c
hang
ed o
n a
regu
lar b
asis
?
Is th
ere
prov
isio
n fo
r scr
apin
g bo
ot s
oles
bef
ore
dipp
ing?
Are
ther
e fa
cilit
ies
for h
and
sani
tatio
n at
the
entry
of e
ach
shed
?
6.12
Are
the
foot
bath
s in
spec
ted
daily
for e
xces
sive
org
anic
mat
ter?
Is th
e di
sinf
ecta
nt re
plac
ed re
gula
rly to
ens
ure
an a
dequ
ate
conc
entra
tion
in li
ne
with
com
pany
or m
anuf
actu
rer’s
reco
mm
enda
tions
?
6.13
Are
all
visi
tors
dire
cted
to p
ark
thei
r veh
icle
s ou
tsid
e th
e pr
oduc
tion
area
, unl
ess
it
is e
ssen
tial f
or th
e ve
hicl
e to
be
take
n on
site
?
6.14
Are
tree
s an
d sh
rubs
set
bac
k fro
m th
e im
med
iate
she
d ar
ea?
NO
TES
:
6.0
Faci
lity
Sta
ndar
ds(C
ontin
ued)
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itD
ate:
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pert
yN
ame:
Aud
itor’s
Nam
eA
udito
r’sS
igna
ture
Aud
itee’
sN
ame
Aud
itee’
sS
igna
ture
Yes
No
Dat
eto
Impl
emen
t/
Com
men
ts
1Is
sig
nage
on
disp
lay?
(Thi
s in
clud
es b
iose
curit
y, p
rodu
ctio
n si
te e
ntry
det
ails
, she
d an
d pa
rkin
g ar
ea
sign
s et
c.)
2Is
a v
isito
rs’ b
ook
and
entry
per
mit
book
in u
se, k
ept i
n go
od c
ondi
tion
and
loca
ted
at p
rodu
ctio
n si
te e
ntry
? A
s pe
r App
endi
x 7
3A
re e
mpl
oyee
or c
ontra
ctor
per
sonn
el q
uara
ntin
e de
clar
atio
ns u
sed
as p
er
App
endi
ces
5 an
d 6?
and
up
to d
ate
4Is
a v
ehic
le s
pray
er a
vaila
ble
at th
e pr
oduc
tion
site
ent
ry, i
n w
orki
ng o
rder
and
a
suita
ble
chem
ical
use
d?
5Is
pro
tect
ive
clot
hing
and
equ
ipm
ent a
vaila
ble
at th
e pr
oduc
tion
site
?
6Is
the
keep
ing
of re
stric
ted
anim
als
and
avia
n sp
ecie
s ob
serv
ed o
n th
e pr
oduc
tion
site
and
hom
e si
te?
7A
re p
erm
itted
ani
mal
s m
anag
ed a
nd k
ept o
ut o
f the
duc
k sh
eds
and
shav
ings
st
orag
e fa
cilit
y?
8A
re fo
otba
ths
mai
ntai
ned
at th
e en
try to
the
prod
uctio
n si
te a
nd m
ain
entri
es to
sh
eds,
and
scr
aper
s/br
ushe
s av
aila
ble?
39
9A
re s
heds
bird
-pro
of?
10A
re b
ait s
tatio
ns s
ervi
ced,
spa
ced
20 m
etre
s ap
art a
t she
ds, a
nd re
cord
ed a
s pe
r A
ppen
dix
11?
11Is
inco
min
g w
ater
with
in th
e gu
idel
ines
? If
not i
s th
e w
ater
chl
orin
ated
and
re
cord
ed a
s pe
r App
endi
x 8
and
App
endi
x 10
?
12A
re d
ead
bird
s di
spos
ed o
f in
an a
ppro
ved
man
ner?
(Pre
ferre
d m
etho
ds in
clud
e fre
ezin
g an
d of
f-si
te d
ispo
sal.)
13Is
the
prod
uctio
n si
te c
lean
and
tidy
free
of c
lutte
r and
rubb
ish?
(For
exa
mpl
e, c
ut g
rass
, no
litte
r and
feed
spi
llage
s, a
dequ
ate
drai
nage
etc
.)
14A
re ru
bbis
h bi
n co
ntai
ners
loca
ted
at th
e pr
oduc
tion
site
ent
ry a
nd o
n th
e pr
oduc
tion
site
and
regu
larly
em
ptie
d?
15A
re a
ppro
ved
hand
was
h (a
nd w
ashi
ng fa
cilit
y) a
vaila
ble
on th
e pr
oduc
tion
site
?
16A
re s
havi
ngs,
saw
dust
or o
ther
app
rove
d lit
ter m
ater
ial k
ept u
nder
cove
r in
a ro
dent
and
wild
bird
pro
of fa
cilit
y?
17A
re th
e pr
oduc
tion
site
ent
ry g
ates
and
duc
k sh
eds
lock
able
?
18A
re s
heds
cle
aned
and
san
itise
d be
twee
n ba
tche
s?
(For
exa
mpl
e, li
tter r
emov
ed, w
alls
and
cei
lings
was
hed
etc.
)
19A
re re
cord
s ke
pt fo
r eac
h ba
tch,
and
loca
ted
on th
e pr
oduc
tion
site
?
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d)
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41
APPENDIX 1 Action Plan
This document details the actions (and responsibilities) that are to be undertaken in the event that an emergency disease outbreak is suspected on-farm.
[A] Important Contact Details
EmergencyAnimalDisease(EAD)ActionPlanThis document details the actions and responsibilities that are necessary in the event of an emergency disease outbreak.
[A] Important Contact Details
Name Contact Number
Property name or PIC number
Manager
Person responsible for the EAD Action Plan
Consultant veterinarian
District veterinary officer
Emergency Animal Disease Watch Hotline 1800 675 888
[B] Management Commitment
Management undertakes that unfamiliar signs of disease will be investigated, and the following actions undertaken, without delay, if an emergency disease is suspected.
Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) Action Plan
[C] Action Plan
Develop an action plan allocating responsibilities to relevant personnel.Contact the relevant authority through the district veterinary officer or the Emergency 1. Animal Disease Watch Hotline Ò 1800 675 888.
Responsibility:
Follow all instructions as directed by the relevant authority.2. Responsibility:
Do not dispatch any livestock3. from the farm until authorised by the relevant authority.
Responsibility:
Ensure suspect livestock are 4. isolated within the farm. Responsibility:
Ensure companion animals of the suspect livestock are 5. segregated from other livestock. Responsibility:
Ensure movement of all other livestock within the farm, and surrounds, is 6. restricted. Responsibility:
Delay or halt the shipment of livestock onto the farm. 7. Responsibility:
Delay or halt the delivery of all non-essential commodities.8. Responsibility:
Secure the farm perimeter, limiting access to the farm and ensuring all vehicles and 9. visitors only enter the farm under controlled conditions.
Responsibility:
Remove unnecessary personnel and machinery from livestock feeding and holding areas.10. Responsibility:
Ensure that any personnel, equipment or machinery do not leave the farm until 11. authorised by the relevant authority.
Responsibility:
Compile a list of all livestock (number of head, identification and location), personnel 12. and machinery movements over the past seven days. Prepare a site plan that details current allocations of livestock.
Responsibility:
Ensure all staff are made aware of the actions being taken and their individual 13. responsibilities towards the action plan.
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Ensure that customers are advised if they are immediately affected by the delay in the 14. supply of livestock.
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If an emergency disease is identified, the farm will follow the requirements of the 15. AUSVETPLAN, and directions from the relevant authority.
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[C] Action Plan
Develop an action plan allocating responsibilities to relevant personnel.Contact the relevant authority through the district veterinary officer or the Emergency 1. Animal Disease Watch Hotline Ò 1800 675 888.
Responsibility:
Follow all instructions as directed by the relevant authority.2. Responsibility:
Do not dispatch any livestock3. from the farm until authorised by the relevant authority.
Responsibility:
Ensure suspect livestock are 4. isolated within the farm. Responsibility:
Ensure companion animals of the suspect livestock are 5. segregated from other livestock. Responsibility:
Ensure movement of all other livestock within the farm, and surrounds, is 6. restricted. Responsibility:
Delay or halt the shipment of livestock onto the farm. 7. Responsibility:
Delay or halt the delivery of all non-essential commodities.8. Responsibility:
Secure the farm perimeter, limiting access to the farm and ensuring all vehicles and 9. visitors only enter the farm under controlled conditions.
Responsibility:
Remove unnecessary personnel and machinery from livestock feeding and holding areas.10. Responsibility:
Ensure that any personnel, equipment or machinery do not leave the farm until 11. authorised by the relevant authority.
Responsibility:
Compile a list of all livestock (number of head, identification and location), personnel 12. and machinery movements over the past seven days. Prepare a site plan that details current allocations of livestock.
Responsibility:
Ensure all staff are made aware of the actions being taken and their individual 13. responsibilities towards the action plan.
Responsibility:
Ensure that customers are advised if they are immediately affected by the delay in the 14. supply of livestock.
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If an emergency disease is identified, the farm will follow the requirements of the 15. AUSVETPLAN, and directions from the relevant authority.
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APPENDIX 2 Dead Bird Composting
Composting is the aerobic microbial breakdown of organic matter, usually incorporating a thermophilic (heat loving) phase. The adoption of composting systems for poultry waste has received attention due to its ability to reduce litter volume, dispose of carcases, stabilise nutrients and trace elements and reduce pathogens.
1. Rodents, cats, dogs, feral animals and scavenging birds must be kept away from composting carcasses.
2. Composting containers must be away from sheds and boundary fences (outside of the production area).
3. Composting containers must be kept neat and clean at all times.
4. Cleaning and disinfection of equipment, such as bins, buckets and wheelbarrows, must be done before being returned to the production areas, and when moving between sheds.
5. Composted material is not to be spread in the production area.
6. Adequate instructions/guidelines for safe composting must be in place and followed by all staff/contractors.
7. Dead birds must not be buried within the production site.
44 Objective: To eliminate, as much as possible, infection or contamination spreading between sheds and between batches during the collection of dead birds.
1. Freezing and off-site disposal is the recommended method for dead bird disposal. Dead birds must either be collected from the production area daily, or stored in a freezer if collection is less frequent.
2. If used, the freezer must have sufficient capacity to adequately handle carcasses between collections, and must be cleaned and sanitised regularly. Freezing within a sealed plastic bag is recommended.
3. Dead birds should be bagged and sealed within the shed area, and then moved to the freezer point.
4. The collection area must be as far away from the production area as possible, so that collection vehicles do not enter the site. Birds must not be left in the public view.
5. All containers used for collecting dead birds must be washed and disinfected before being returned to the production area.
6. Dead birds must not be buried within the production site.
APPENDIX 3 Dead Bird Collection
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APPENDIX 4 Biosecurity Movement Flow Chart
Hatchery
Breeder Farm
Healthy Broiler Farm
Quarantined Farm
Processing Plant
Same day movement with the arrows is approved.
Any movement against the arrows requires a minimum break of 12 hours, except for movement from a “Quarantined Farm” and “Processing Plant”, which requires a minimum break of 36 hours to any site.
46 I, hereby agree to abide by MY EMPLOYER’S BIOSECURITY rules and standards.
I understand that the following quarantine rules/standards apply at all times:
1. No avian species, poultry or birds of any type are or will be kept at my place of residence.
2. No pigs are or will be kept at my place of residence.
3. No untreated poultry manure from other properties is to be used at my place of residence.
4. No member of my household is to work in any area where contact can be made with poultry or pigs. E.g., on other properties or hatcheries, processing plants, by-product plants, laboratories or pick-up crews.
5. I will not visit poultry abattoirs, pig production areas or poultry shows or poultry farms unless approved by my employer, and appropriate quarantine measures have been taken.
6. I will not allow dogs to enter duck sheds at any time.
7. I agree to the terms and conditions of entry, and understand that any information gained during my employment will remain confidential to the company.
8. I will inform the farm manager of my previous and daily movements prior to entering the Production Site (i.e. company or associated staff such as pick-up crews).
9. I will adhere to the minimum personal hygiene and sanitation standard.
Signature Date
Residential Address
APPENDIX 5 Personnel Quarantine Declaration (Production Area Employee)
47I, of (address)
understand the following rules apply and I warrant to you that:
1. No avian species, poultry or birds of any type are or will be kept at my place of residence for the duration of this contract.
2. No pigs are, or will be, kept at my place of residence.
3. No member of my household works in areas where contact is, or will be, made with poultry, pigs, or any abattoir or slaughterhouse.
4. I will inform the production manager/grower of my previous movements on the day prior to entering the production site.
5. I will follow all instructions regarding protective clothing/boots given to me by the production manager/grower or company representative.
6. I agree to the terms and conditions, and understand that any information gained during this visit will remain confidential to the company.
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49DrinkingWaterStandardsMicrobiologicalAnalysis-MaximumPermissibleLevels
Bacterial Standards (Organisms / 100ml)
Bacteria Potable Water Poultry (maximum) Poultry (desirable)
Total colony count 1000 1,000 Nil
E. Coli (Faecal coliforms)
Nil Nil Nil
Coliforms Less than 100Nil Less than 100 Nil
APPENDIX 8 Water Quality Guidelines
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APPENDIX 9 Surface Water Treatment
the use of a two- tank system, where water is being consumed by birds from one tank, while the other tank is refilled and stored with freshly chlorinated water until the required contact time of 1-2 hours has elapsed. Chlorine is more effective if the pH of the water is between 6 and 7 i.e. slightly acidic.
The chlorine concentration of the drinker must be between 1 and 2 ppm (or equivalent) to ensure any contamination that might have occurred in the lines between the holding tank and the drinker has been effectively treated.
Water chlorination levels from drinkers in the shed should be monitored at least twice weekly to ensure the system is effectively treating the incoming water supply.
AS A GUIDE:
Fill the test tube with water from the drinkers in the shed.
Insert test strips (provided in the test kit) into the tube.
Compare the colour of the chlorine square on the test strip with the chlorine colour squares on the standard colour chart (provided).
Record the concentration level of the colour on the standard colour chart with that which most closely matches the test strip colour.
If the chlorine concentration is less than 2 ppm or greater than 5 ppm the concentration should be rechecked in one hour. If the concentration remains outside these limits, the unit should be adjusted and the concentration checked again in 1 hour.
Alternative chlorination monitoring systems are available from companies that supply chlorination equipment.
WATERTREATMENTCHECKLIST
Reminder–Untreateddrinkingwatershouldnotbesuppliedtofarmedbirds.Allwaterthatcomesfromsourcesotherthanthemains(e.g.fromdams,rivers,bores*)shouldbetreatedonthefarmbeforebeingusedinsheds.
*Borewatershouldbetested,andifnotofpotablestandard,mustbetreated.
The objective of water treatment is to minimize bacteria, viruses, algae and other organisms that birds consume in their drinking water and that they are exposed to through shed cooling systems. Water provided to birds for drinking and that used for cooling must be treated. Wash down water should also be treated.
CHLORINATION
Chlorination is an excellent way to effectively treat your farm water. However, chlorination will only be effective if the water is already relatively free of organic matter and solids. Filtration of the water supply prior to chlorination will nearly always be necessary. There are a number of different chlorination systems available to poultry farmers. These can be obtained from a range of specialist water treatment companies, pumping g companies or swimming pool suppliers. Assistance with the installation, operation and maintenance of these systems is usually offered by the supplier, as are kits for monitoring chlorination levels.
To effectively treat a poultry water supply, the water with chlorine at a concentration of 5 ppm (or equivalent) must be held for a minimum of 1-2 hours in a holding tank. This may require
Objective: To eliminate, as much as possible, infection or contamination spreading between sheds and between batches, due to dead bird disposal.
51Date Time Test Result Corrective ActionName or Initials
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APPENDIX 10 Water Sanitation Record
52 RODENT CONTROL RECORD
Bait Type:
Date TimeBait Station
NumberActivity Level
Corrective Action
Name or Initials
Note: For activity level 0 = no activity. 1 = slight activity. 2 = half baits consumed. 3 = all baits consumed
APPENDIX 11 Rodent Control Record
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