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Biosecurity Risk Assessment: Livestock Exhibitions

A checklist to determine the biosecurity risk at Livestock Exhibitions.

Updated:

October 2, 2016

Note: everyone is wearing protective booties in an effort to minimize biosecurity risk

Biosecurity Risk Assessment - Livestock Exhibitions
Check most appropriate box	Low Risk	Moderate Risk	High Risk
Purchased animals	Screening test + quarantine for 30 days after purchase.	Minimal screening, quarantine >15 but <30 days.	Little or no screening and no quarantine or <15 days.
Protective outer clothing	Clothing and boots worn on home farm and not worn to different farms or animal events.	Clean clothing and disposable boots or sanitized boots.	Clothing or boots worn on home farm and also worn to different animal events.
Immunizations	Timely, comprehensive plan coordinated with veterinarian.	Immunization based on show regulations but not necessarily part of total plan.	Haphazard immunization plan that is not coordinated nor professionally supervised.
Animal transportation	Haul own animals only in your trailer or truck.	Haul animals in another's truck or trailer that has been cleaned or sanitized.	Haul animals in another's truck or trailer without sanitation.
Equipment at exhibition or sale	Only use grooming, feeding or watering equipment for your animals.	Clean equipment before sharing.	Equipment shared without cleaning or sanitation.
Contact of public with your animals	Prohibit people from petting and feeding of your animals.	Allow petting but discourage people from feeding your animals.	Allow public to pet and/or feed animals.
Isolation after exhibition	Isolate for 15 days after exhibition.	Isolate for >7 days but <15 days after exhibition.	Isolate for <7 days after exhibition.