AAEP BIOSECURITY GUIDELINES


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3. The Equine Disease Communication Center is an excellent resource for outbreak alerts, disease information, and additional advice on biosecurity.


4. A Biosecurity Worksheet is provided to facilitate practically working through this information.


II. Routine Biosecurity Protocols 1. Equine entry onto the premises a. Routine requirements i. For events or stables, restrict entry to healthy equids only and set policy for refusing entry of equids displaying clinical signs of disease. Ideally, staff should observe equids upon arrival to confirm animal identification, check health documents and observe equids for general signs of good health. Consideration can be given to the requirement for a recent certificate of veterinary inspection (CVI).


ii. New entries to stables where there are long-term resident equids should be isolated from the resident equids for 2-3 weeks and monitored for signs of contagious disease. During this time, equipment should not be shared among new and resident equids, and caretakers should ideally follow protocols described in section III.


iii. Resident equids returning to their home stable from an event should be fully isolated or at least have their temperatures checked twice daily for at least 1 week to allow early detection of disease.


iv. It is good practice to segregate equids on a facility by use and age. For example, show equids should be segregated from resident broodmares and their foals.


v. Premises may require that equids have documentation of specific vaccinations (See AAEP Vaccination Guidelines for recommendations). 1. For premises with increased public exposure risks, a rabies vaccination requirement is prudent in order to protect animal and public health.


vi. Apply animal health standards for other species of animals (e.g. cattle) entering the premises.


vii. Equids belonging to the same owner or trainer should be housed together with empty stalls between groups of equids if possible.


b. Requirements for entry during local disease outbreak i. When an infectious disease outbreak occurs locally, additional restrictions should be applied for animal entry to events or stables,


ii. Restrict entry to equids for which the owner/agent provides a CVI issued within 7 days of arrival at the event venue. A CVI issued 72 hours before arrival is optimal. If a CVI is not required, then an owner/agent declaration statement attesting that the listed equid(s) arriving at the premises has/have been healthy with no clinical signs


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