THE IMPORTANCE OF ASSESSMENT AND CONTINUOUS CONTROL OF BIOSECURITY ON CATTLE AND PIG FARMS

Abstract

Biosecurity, welfare, good production practice and risk analysis are very important elements for intensive production on farms of high yielding dairy cows and pigs. The planned application of biosecurity measures is crucial in protecting the health of cattle and pigs and for the production success. It is recommended that employees' awareness of improving biosecurity constantly raise, that there is an active attitude towards existing risks, and that the measures taken are the key to success in designing and preparing biosecurity plans for each specific situation i.e. the farm. It is generallyknown that oversights, omissions and mistakes in maintaining the required level of biosecurity usually lead to the emergence of diseases, decline in production, death and economic loss. Therefore, by applying more preventive measures to the health care of cattle and pigs, the concept of profitable production on farms can be fulfilled. It should be emphasized that the application of biosecurity measures on cattle and pig farms is the most important measure to prevent the potential introduction and spread of pathogens. Therefore, biosecurity measures must be well defined, practical, functional and understandable to farmers, i.e. cattle and pig breeders. This paper presents an evaluation of the permanent biosecurity control on cattle and pig farms, as part of the implemented project tasks.