Biosecurity Resources for Your Livestock Operation

Farm Biosecurity Planning

2024-2025 Biosecurity Project Opportunity

• 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)
  • Grazing Pigs Biosecurity Sign (PDF)
  • Piglet Biosecurity Sign (PDF)
  • Outdoor Pigs Biosecurity Sign (PDF)
• 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)