Avian Influenza Biosecurity for Backyard Flock Owners
Section 2. Prevention
- Prevention
- Biosecurity
- Isolation
- Traffic Control
- Sanitation
- Decontamination
- Vaccination
- Registration
- Fairs, Shows, and Exhibits
- Surveillance and Monitoring
What is Biosecurity?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines biosecurity as "the cumulative measures that can or should be taken to keep disease from a farm and to prevent the transmission of diseases within an infected
farm to neighboring farms."5