Read Ecolab’s biosecurity on dairy farms brochure below.

Biosecurity is the foundation of disease prevention on dairy farms and helps reduce the risk of infectious diseases entering and spreading within the farm.

Prevention is more cost-effective than managing outbreaks, helping protect animal health, milk production, farm profitability, and business continuity. Dairy farms face unique biosecurity challenges due to open environments, visitors, vehicle movements, wildlife and livestock movements.

• Common infection routes include:
  • People and visitors
  • Trucks and farm vehicles
  • Equipment and tools
  • Purchased livestock
  • Rodents, birds, cats, and dogs
  • Feed, water, and bedding contamination.
• Recommended prevention measures include:
  • Wheel and vehicle disinfection
  • Boot and hand hygiene
  • Equipment disinfection
  • Water quality management
  • Feed protection strategies.
• Ecolab’s biosecurity program provides practical protocols, technical expertise, and disinfection solutions to support dairy farm disease prevention.
• Virocid® is a broad-spectrum disinfectant that is recommended.

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