Biosecurity in animal production and veterinary medicine : from principles to practice / edited by Jeroen Dewulf and Filip Van Immerseel

Includes bibliographical references.

Chapter 1: Circles of disease transmission -- Chapter 2: General principles of biosecurity in animal production and veterinary medicine -- Chapter 3: Biosecurity and its relationship with health, production and antimicrobial use -- Chapter 4: How to motivate farmers to implement biosecurity measures -- Chapter 5: How to measure biosecurity and the hygiene status of farms -- Chapter 6: Cleaning and disinfection -- Chapter 7:Hygienic aspects of air and decontamination of air -- Chapter 8: Feed hygiene -- Chapter 9: Drinking water-hygiene and biosecurity -- Chapter 10: Promoting biosecurity through insect management at animal facilities -- Chapter 11: Rodent control in animal production -- Chapter 12: Transmission of pig disease and biosecurity in pig production -- Chapter 13: Transmission of poultry diseases and biosecurity in poultry production -- Chapter 14: Transmission of cattle diseases and biosecurity in cattle farms -- Chapter 15: Biosecurity for horse facilities -- Chapter 16: Biosecurity measures for dog merchants and canine breeding kennels -- Chapter 17: Biosecurity in veterinary practices -- Chapter 18: Biosecurity in laboratory animal research facilities -- Chapter 19: Biosecurity in aquaculture: practical veterinary approaches for aquatic animal disease prevention, control and potential eradication.

Antimicrobial use is under debate, and it is becoming standard practice in the animal production industry to implement thorough biosecurity plans to prevent the spread of pathogenic micro-organisms. This text provides a wealth of practical information on the application of biosecurity measures in both farm and companion animal settings.