The biosecurity status and its associations with production and management characteristics in farrow-to-finish pig herds

Postma, Merel; Backhans, Annette; Collineau, Lucie; Loesken, Svenja; Sjölund, Marie; Belloc, Catherine; Emanuelson, Ulf; große Beilage, Elisabeth; D.C. Stärk, Katharina; Dewulf, Jeroen

doi:10.1017/s1751731115002487

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The biosecurity status and its associations with production and management characteristics in farrow-to-finish pig herds

Published in animal • Nov 16, 2015

Authors:

Merel Postma

Annette Backhans

Lucie Collineau

Abstract

Disease prevention through biosecurity measures is believed to be an important factor for improvement of the overall health status in animal production. This study aimed at assessing the levels of implementation of biosecurity measures in pig production in four European Union (EU) countries and to d...

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Biosecurity

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Environmental health

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