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Staged loading to improve farm biosecurity

The movement of live animals out of the farm can compromise farm biosecurity. A
meticulously designed transfer facility and safe load out protocols are key to prevent the
risk of cross contamination.

Carmen Alonso García-Mochales

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23 November 2020

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In this tip we describe a biosecurity protocol that helps prevent cross contamination at the clean/dirty
boundary line of the load out area where pigs move from the farm to an outside truck in order to
increase the overall farm biosecurity (Image 1).
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Description of the tip

The movement of live animals out of the farm is one of the events that is most commonly associated
with a compromise in farm biosecurity. Therefore, a meticulously designed transfer facility and safe
load out protocols are key to prevent the risk of cross contamination.

In standard loading protocols, there is usually only one clearly identi ed clean/dirty line (i.e. the ‘red
line’ or ‘line of separation’) between the barn production area (e.g. the end of the loading area) and the
outside ‘dirty’ area (e.g. livestock trailer). In Image 1, this unique line is illustrated by the red dashed
line between the grey and the green areas. Load-out crew members from the farm cannot cross over
this line into the livestock trailer and the driver cannot cross over into the internal loading area.
Image 1. Load out chute designed for stage loading of pigs onto a truck. A double line of separation (red and orange dashed
lines) has been created between clean and dirty zones to improve the biosecurity of this process. Image courtesy of
Bioiberica.

In a staged loading protocol, a second line of separation is implemented (i.e. the orange dashed line)
to decrease the chance of bringing infectious material into the farm. One member from the load-out
crew is stationed between the two lines of separation (in Image 1 this worker is wearing the dark
green coveralls) and he or she cannot cross into the livestock trailer or cross the second line of
separation into the barn alleyway. This worker receives animals from inside the barn without returning
to the barn for additional groups.In addition, they only re-enter the facility after cleaning and
disinfecting the load out area and their footwear at the end of the loading procedure. They may also
use disposable coveralls that are discarded after the procedure is complete. The remaining load-out
crew members within the barn (in Image 1 the worker with orange sweater) cannot cross the second
line of separation into the load-out area. These crew members are responsible for supplying new
groups of pigs to the load out area without coming into close contact with the trailer.

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