Biosecurity Course

This course focuses on Biosecurity for poultry and swine professionals.

General course information

On-farm and regional biosecurity measures are presented with up-to-date information on equipment and products and on techniques favoring compliance, Key topics include the basic principles of infectious disease transmission and biosecurity; risk assessment; feed and water sanitation, cleaning and disinfection; compliance assessment and enhancement; carcass and manure disposal;pest management; ; airborne contaminants; regional strategies; and cost-benefit analysis.

This course offers a unique opportunity to enhance your expertise with the latest strategies in on-farm and regional biosecurity.

  • 2025

  • To be confirmed

  • More details soon.

Protecting Health, Securing the Future

It all begins with knowledge. Understanding biosecurity isn't just about preventing risks—it's about safeguarding livelihoods, protecting animal health, and ensuring sustainable practices. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, this module will give you the tools to make a real difference. Discover how to turn innovative ideas into practical solutions and why biosecurity is the cornerstone of success in modern animal health management.

Detailed Program

2 days online, 3 days in-person training

    • 8:00–8:50: Basic principles

    • 9:00–9:50: Basic components of biosecurity and internal & external biosecurity

    • 10:00–10:50: Risk assessment & Establishing priorities

    • 11:00–11:50: Farm layout & Entrance

    • 11:50-13:30 : Lunch

    • 13:30–14:20: Barn entrance, visitors, avoiding transmission to humans

    • 14:30–15:20: Economics of on-farm biosecurity

    • 15:30–17:30: Case studies

    • 8:00–8:50: Carcass disposal

    • 9:00–9:50: Manure management, Feed sanitation & management

    • 10:00–10:50: Water sanitation

    • 11:00–11:50: Water monitoring

    • 11:50-13:30 : Lunch

    • 13:30–14:20: Air & dust, Immediate environment

    • 14:30–15:20: Insect control & rodent control

    • 15:30–17:30: Insect & rodent control

    • 8:00–8:50: Key principles of cleaning & disinfection

    • 9:00–9:50: The C&D process, How to find information on a product label

    • 10:00–10:50: Selecting detergents and disinfectants, Factors determining successes and failures

    • 11:00–11:50: Health & Safety issues

    • 11:50-13:30 : Lunch

    • 13:30–14:20: Application in the field developing a C&D program

    • 14:30–15:20: Assessing the efficacy of C&D, Data collection and interpretation

    • 15:30–17:30: Laboratory

    • 8:00–8:50: Compliance, What we know

    • 9:00–9:50: Compliance, human considerations, personality, attitude, emotional intelligence, normative belief, perceived control

    • 10:00–10:50: Compliance, Training adults, Incentives

    • 11:00–11:50: Compliance & technologies

    • 11:50-13:30 : Lunch

    • 13:30–14:20: Compliance, monitoring

    • 14:30–17:30: Case studies

    • 8:00–8:50: Regional Biosecurity, Key principles, Risk assessment

    • 9:00–9:50: Regional Biosecurity, transportation, coordination, sanitation

    • 10:00–10:50: Regional Biosecurity, effective communication, using technologies

    • 11:00–11:50: Regional Biosecurity, monitoring

    • 11:50-13:30 : Lunch

    • 13:30–14:20: Regional Biosecurity, economics, cooperation with partners

    • 14:30–15:20: Case studies

    • 16:30-17:30: Key points for success in the field