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Biosecurity Resources for Your Livestock Operation
Farm Biosecurity Planning
- Introduction to Livestock Biosecurity: UMaine Farmcast podcast interview with Carol Delaney
- Quarantine Checklist (PDF)
- Farm Biosecurity: Preventing Animal Diseases – Video 11 minutes (Heifer USA)
- Food Scraps for Swine (PDF)
- Biosecurity Tips for Hoop Barns and Open Areas – Video-4 minutes (University of Minnesota Extension)
- Build a low-cost handwashing station for food safety on the farm (University of Minnesota Extension)
- Video: How to build a portable handwashing station (University of Minnesota Extension)
Planning for Visitors on Your Farm
- Visitor Checklist (Maine DACF) (PDF)
- Biosecurity Guide for Livestock Farm Visits
- Traffic Control (Healthy Farms Healthy Agriculture)
- Signs and Visitor Information (The Center for Food Security and Public Health)
- Disinfection (The Center for Food Security and Public Health)
- Farm Visitor Log-In Sheet (Michigan State University Extension)
- Visitor Biosecurity Signs - PDFs for Download and Print (Maine DACF)
- Biosecurity Supply Checklist for the Checkout (Maine DACF) (PDF) - Shopping list for Feed Store
Biosecurity for Poultry
- USDA 2020 Biosecurity Checklists for Poultry (PDF)
- How to Protect Your Birds: Backyard Biosecurity - USDA (PDF)
- Biosecurity for Outdoor Poultry (ATTRA Video)
- Report Sick Birds (PDF)
- USDA Defend the Flock
- USDA Biosecurity Tips: Wildlife Management (PDF)
- USDA Line of Separation Checklist (PDF)
- 6 Steps to Biosecurity for Backyard Flocks (PDF)
- Backyard Poultry Biosecurity: Preventing Outbreaks of Avian Influenza (VIDEO)