Bioexclusion Advice …a DARD Webinar for Veterinary Practitioners Introduction

Learning objectives

By the end of this Webinar session you will have refreshed your knowledge of: What biosecurity and bioexclusion mean; The scientific background to bioexclusion measures; The range of bioexclusion measures that can be used to reduce the risk of bTB entry to a herd.

When you have completed this Webinar.... You will be in a better position to advise your clients on bTB Bioexclusion

5 A Good Start Bovine Tuberculosis Biosecurity Study (AFBI, 2014b) Biosecurity measures relating to hygiene were found generally to be adopted well by farmers Biosecurity Study 57.6% of participating farmers said that they would welcome additional advice on measures they could adopt to prevent TB coming into their herd

Sources of information for this Webinar

Sources of information for this Webinar Much of the information contained in this Webinar has come from Literature Reviews and Projects commissioned by DARD and carried out by AFBI. Finding out more The information contained in the Literature Reviews will have come from scientific articles and the reader is referred to these articles for more detailed information.

How to navigate through this Webinar Use the right arrow key  or page down key to go forward Or use the left arrow key  or page up key to go backwards Left click with the mouse to use hyperlinks and answer questions

TEST yourself T epidemiology Legislation Resources Key points Bio- containment       Section 5, ‘TEST yourself’, is obligatory. A main menu will guide you through this webinar As you move through the webinar sections the main menu will indicate where you are in the webinar – each time you are about to enter a new section the section colour will change to red.

Some basics Before proceeding with this Webinar you can revise bTB epidemiology To enter the optional ‘Revise bTB Epidemiology and Pathogenesis’ section click here To enter the optional ‘Revise bTB Epidemiology and Pathogenesis’ section click here To continue to the Webinar main menu click here To continue to the Webinar main menu click here

Bioexclusion REVISE bTB EPIDEMIOLOGY and PATHOGENESIS (OPTIONAL) TEST yourself 1. Bought in cattle 4. Contact with people and equipment What is bioexclusion? Legislation References 5. Slurry from other farms 2. Contact with cattle DARD’s biosecurity leafletDARD’s biosecurity leaflet 3. Contact with badgers and deer          