Assuring Quality: A program for youth livestock producers

Daily Care and Management Activities

Good Production Practice Number: 1

Topic: Establishing a herd/flock health management plan

Worksheet: Instructor’s Key

Activity 1-1: Answer to review questions

Resources:

  • Copies of worksheet
  • Pencils

Procedure:

After presenting the Powerpoint slides on Good Production Practice Number 1, give each youth a copy of the worksheet and a pencil. Allow a few minutes for the youth to complete their answer to the following questions.

  1. T or F: It usually costs less money to prevent disease than to treat a disease.
  1. T or F: You, as a producer, should involve your veterinarian in creating your herd health plan.
  1. T or F: A herd health plan should include regularly scheduled veterinarian herd health checks.
  1. T or F: Biosecurity includes keeping diseases from entering a herd and keeping a disease already in one or more animals in the herd/flock from intensifying or spreading to other animals.
  1. T or F: Vehicles and equipment can be involved in the spread of pathogens and disease from one farm to another.
  1. T orF : If you have six or fewer animals, you do not need to take biosecurity measures on your farm.
  1. T or F: Rodent control is part of biosecurity.
  1. What are three things that could be included in your herd/flock health management plan?
  2. Regularly scheduled herd checks by veterinarian
  3. Vaccination plan
  4. Parasite control plan
  5. Biosecurity plan
  6. Rodent/pest control
  7. Cleaning and disinfecting procedure
  1. What is the first step in cleaning and disinfecting your facilities?
  2. Remove all organic material such as manure and bedding
  1. List three biosecurity measures that can be taken on your farm.
  2. Limit on-farm visitors
  3. Wear rubber boots when working around your animals
  4. Have visitors wear plastic boots over their footwear
  5. Have visitors wear plastic coveralls over their clothes
  6. Clean and disinfect buildings and equipment
  7. Deny rodents entrance to facilities and building
  8. Remove sources of food that can attract and maintain rodent populations
  9. Deny rodents “cover” or places to live
  10. Use bait or trap to reduce the number of existing rodents
  11. Require all individuals to shower-in and shower-out of a swine facility
  12. (Many other answers can be correct)

Assuring Quality: A program for youth livestock producers

Daily Care and Management Activities

Good Production Practice Number: 1

Topic: Establishing a herd/flock health management plan

Worksheet: Distributed to youth

Activity 1-1: Answer review questions

Resources:

  • Copies of worksheet
  • Pencils

Procedure:

After presenting the PowerPoint slides on Good Production Practice Number 1, give each youth a copy of the worksheet and a pencil. Allow a few minutes for the youth to complete their answer to the following questions.

  1. _____ T or F: It usually costs less money to prevent disease than to treat a disease.
  1. _____ T or F: You, as a producer, should involve your veterinarian in creating your herd health plan.
  1. _____ T or F: A herd health plan should include regularly scheduled veterinarian herd health checks.
  1. _____ T or F: Biosecurity includes keeping diseases from entering a herd and keeping a disease already in one or more animals in the herd/flock from intensifying or spreading to other animals.
  1. _____ T or F: Vehicles and equipment can be involved in the spread of pathogens and disease from one farm to another.
  1. _____ T or F: If you have six or fewer animals, you do not need to take biosecurity measures on your farm.
  1. _____ T or F: Rodent control is part of biosecurity.
  1. What are three things that could be included in your herd/flock health management plan?
  1. What is the first step in cleaning and disinfecting your facilities?
  1. List three biosecurity measures that can be taken on your farm.