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Sourcing feed
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Whenever possible buy from a known source with a reputation for producing well made, high
quality feed or forage.
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Assess the disease risk whenever buying from a new source.
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Avoid buying high risk feedstuffs which could be contaminated with faeces or soil, or have
been poorly made.
Wildlife and other animals
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Make efforts to make the farm yard unattractive to wildlife:
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Minimise or prevent animal access to feed stores.
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Ensure that feed containers are sealed.
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Clear up spilled feed as soon as possible.
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Employ vermin control.
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Remove debris piles around the farm in which vermin can hide.
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Inspect buildings and forage stores for nesting and denning areas.
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Prevent all animals accessing carcasses and cleansings.
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Prevent faecal contamination of feed or forage from dogs and cats.
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Consider the disease risks posed between cattle and sheep.
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Assess the disease risks of fields which are accessed by dogs from public footpaths.
Notes
Animal
Disease risk to sheep
Birds and vermin Salmonella
Cats
Toxoplasmosis
Dogs
Tapeworms
Cattle
Fluke and border disease
