Cattle Farm Disease Prevention Methods and Practical Tips
1. Establish a disinfection system
Outsiders are not allowed to visit the farm. Disinfection pools at the gate of the beef cattle farm and at the entrance of each area must always contain a high-concentration disinfectant solution, which must be replaced frequently. Staff entering the production area must change their clothes, hats, and shoes, and may only enter to work after 15 minutes of ultraviolet disinfection. All staff and vehicles on the farm must pass through the disinfection pool. The cattle farm must always be kept clean and hygienic, free of odors and ammonia gas, and well ventilated, with disinfection once every 15 days. Cattle troughs and tools must be scrubbed frequently and disinfected. Dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, and other livestock and poultry are prohibited from being raised on the cattle farm.
2. Formulate a systematic quarantine, epidemic prevention, and deworming system
(1) Quarantine: Cattle must be purchased from non-epidemic areas. Before purchase, they must be quarantined by the local quarantine department, and a quarantine certificate must be issued. Only after the vehicles and animals have been disinfected may they enter the cattle farm. After 15 days of observation in the isolation barn, they may be merged into the herd for feeding only after being confirmed healthy and free of disease.
(2) Carry out immunization reasonably and accurately according to the cattle immunization program.
(3) Deworming. In combination with local actual conditions, deworming should be carried out reasonably and at the appropriate time. Generally, whole-herd deworming is carried out once in spring and once in autumn. Commonly used deworming drugs are avermectin or ivermectin powder and injections, administered orally or by injection according to the instructions.
3. The selection and layout of the cattle farm site must be conducive to epidemic prevention
The cattle farm should be located in an area with high, dry terrain that is flat and spacious, and the site should be more than 1000 m away from major traffic routes, hospitals, factories, and residential areas. The cattle farm should have a perimeter wall, and the production area, office area, and living area should be separated, with disinfection pools set up at the entrance of each area. The manure storage area, sick cattle barn, and veterinary room should be located more than 200 m away from the cattle barn in a remote downwind location, so as to facilitate epidemic prevention and environmental hygiene.