AAEP BIOSECURITY GUIDELINES


of a contagious disease or body temperature(s) above 102°F (38.9°C) for the preceding 7 days may be warranted.


iii. Additional health requirements may be required such as a written statement on the CVI which attests to the equid’s health and exposure status. For example, an additional requirement may include a statement that “The listed equid(s) has/have not been on a


premises with a confirmed case of neurologic form of EHV-1 in the preceding twenty-one (21) days” if there is a local outbreak of neurologic EHV-1.


c. Facility records should be maintained on equid movements (entering, remaining on, and exiting the premises), location of individual animals, and equid health status procedures (monitoring and treatment records).


2. Equine Health Monitoring a. Continuous health monitoring of all equids on the premises should be required. This is the key to early identification and containment of infectious disease with minimal disruption.


i. Options include having designated staff performing periodic walk- throughs of stables to directly observe equids for any clinical signs of disease or relying on self-reporting of disease by exhibitors or owners (the requirement for which should be stipulated in entry forms or boarding agreements).


ii. Any sign of disease should be reported to the designated individual with the authority to initiate immediate disease control measures, such as isolation.


iii. Requirements at events should include taking equid temperatures twice daily and documenting temperature readings in a log. Consider requiring the posting of a temperature monitoring log on the stall door which allows designated staff to easily perform checks on temperature recordings. To ensure compliance with the equid temperature monitoring requirement, staff should perform random audits of logs.


iv. Owners of equids at boarding stables should be instructed to report clinical signs of disease in their equid to the facility owner or manager.


3. General Protocols a. Water sources i. Communal water sources should not be offered at events and exhibitors should be instructed to use their own buckets and to not share equipment with other exhibitors.


ii. Hoses should not be submerged in the bucket when filling.


b. Housing i. Stalls should be cleaned regularly, and waste stored in an area remote from equids. Equipment used for cleaning stalls should not be used for feed and vice versa.


ii. Stall construction impacts infectious disease agent transmission. Stabling which prevents equid to equid contact over the walls, through the walls, or into the aisle way limits disease transmission. iii. Stalls should be cleared of bedding and disinfected after each use.


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