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Looking After Biosecurity in
Shelters and else where
Michael Pritchard MBT
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Animals that end up in shelters
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Animals may be sick
Poor physical health
Unvaccinated
May be infectious with
viral , bacterial , fungal
or parasitic diseases
• May be physically
damaged
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We can all agree
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Strange smells
Strange noises
Strange territory
Strange animals and people
ALL LEAD TO...
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When animals are stressed they
– Defecate more
– Urinate
– Pant and salivate
– Immune systems are compromised
– Very susceptible to disease either a virus they may
already be carrying or something from the
environment they are in
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So how do the do you prevent that
disease spreading ?
• Well of course using your veterinarian to
ensure the right medications and vaccine
programme is in place is a good place to start
• So how do shelters like the RSPCA prevent a
disease catastrophe with all the animals and
people in the one place ?
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The original definition of biosecurity started
out as a set of preventive measures designed to
reduce the risk of transmission of infectious
diseases in crops and livestock, quarantined
pests, invasive alien species, and living
modified organisms (Koblentz, 2010).
3 Principles in Biosecurity
1. Segregation The creation and maintenance of barriers to
limit the potential opportunities for infected animals and
contaminated materials to enter an uninfected site. This step,
properly applied, will prevent most infection.
2. Cleaning Materials (e.g. kennels , pens, cages
,equipment) that have to enter (or leave) a site must be thoroughly
cleaned to remove visible dirt. This will remove most of the disease
organisms that are contaminating the materials.
3. Disinfection Properly applied, disinfection will inactivate
any disease that is present on materials that have already been
thoroughly cleaned.
Choosing a disinfectant
Safety with animals , people and environment , efficacy ,
ease of use , price , storage conditions etc.
Choosing a disinfectant
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Which diseases?
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Canine Parvovirus , Canine Adenovirus
Feline leukaemia virus , Feline poxvirus
Bordetella bronchiseptica & parainfluenza virus
Chlamydia
Salmonellae
Campylobacter
E. Coli
Staphylococcus ( MRSA )
Which diseases?
• Some of the diseases that can infect animals
can infect humans too !
• Salmonellae
• Campylobacter
• E. Coli
• Staphylococcus
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Most Difficult
BSE
Prions
Protozoan oöcysts
Cryptosporidium parvum
Bacillus subtilis, Clostridium sporogenes
Bacterial spores
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mycobacteria
Giardia
Protozoan cysts
Small nonenveloped viruses
Fungi (fungal
spores)
Gram-negative bacteria
Large, nonenveloped viruses
Gram-positive bacteria
Lipid enveloped viruses
Least Difficult
PCV2, FMDV, Calf Rotavirus (Russian Test)
Geotichosis, pulmanary emphysema
Pseudomonas aeruginosa( acquired
resistance), Salmonella infantis,
Campylobacter, Ecoli
Brucella abortus, Opthalmia,
Enteroviruses
Staphylococcus aureus- coliform mastitis,
Clostridium perfringens, Listeria
H5N1, H1N1, Bovine Virus Diarrhea (BVD)
DISCOVER which pathogens are
Descending Order of Difficulty to
challenging your animal shelter
Kill or Destroy
7/16/2015 DUPONT CONFIDENTIAL
Washing and Disinfecting
• Choose a quality detergent and where possible use
warm or hot water
• Wear clean garments and regularly wash your hands
Be systematic!
• Remove all the equipment , bedding , toys.
• Start high on walls , ceilings and work downwards.
• Start at the back of the kennel and work your way back
to the door/gate.
• Do not walk over washed surfaces
Washing and Disinfecting
• Wash toys , feeding and drinking bowls
• You should wash or replace the bedding .
• Take a step back and think of anything else
that may have been in the kennel , a leash
, collar , basket .
In the home ?
The same principles apply disease
risk does not stop at your door step
Disinfecting
• Always read the label
• Adopt appropriate safety gear , protective
eyewear , plastic gloves , plastic apron.
• Make up your disinfectant in a suitable container
i.e. bucket , spray pack , bowl , tank.
• Add water first , then the disinfectant .
• Apply at the label rate.( spray , mop , soak ,dip ,
foam , pressure-wash )
• BE SYSTEMATIC start high- work your way
back to the door / gate.
To summarise the common problems
•Recontamination post
disinfection
•Pressures too high. ( aerial
sprays )
•Missing areas ( foams )
•Design problems ( the
unseen )
•Unplanned visitors
•Rodents ( Rodent program )
•Insects ( Insect program )
The experts ...
what do they choose ?
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