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UK Pig Farm Biosecurity Survey

This survey aims to understand current biosecurity practices across UK pig farms. All responses will be anonymised and used to provide insight into disease prevention, areas for improvement, and practical challenges faced by producers.

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Estimated completion time: 5 minutes
1.Which best describes your production system?
2.Is your herd primarily:
3.Approximately how many pigs are kept on the farm?
4.Where is your farm (or farms) located?
5.How would you rate your farm’s overall biosecurity?
Very poor
Excellent
6.How confident are you in the biosecurity measures currently in place on your farm in keeping disease out?
7.Are you familiar with the Danish entry (biosecurity barrier) system?
8.Do you clearly distinguish between external and internal biosecurity on your farm?
9.Which external biosecurity measures are in place? (Tick all that apply)
10.What is your visitor policy for vets, contractors and advisors (Tick all that apply)
11.Do vehicles enter pig production areas?
12.What vehicle biosecurity measures are used? (Tick all that apply)
13.Is equipment or machinery shared with other farms?
14.What measures do you have in place to reduce disease spread between pig groups? (Tick all that apply)
15.Do you use a detergent?
16.What type of disinfection do you use for biosecurity?
17.Where do you currently use disinfection on your farm? (Tick all that apply)
18.How often do you change disinfectant in footbaths?
19.Do you know if the surface disinfectant you use is DEFRA-approved?
20.How often are water lines cleaned and disinfected?
21.What product do you use for cleaning and disinfecting water lines?
22.Which PPE is routinely used? (Tick all that apply)
23.What do you believe is the single biggest biosecurity risk to your farm?
24.What wildlife control measures are used? (Tick all that apply)
25.Which health challenges affect your farm? (Tick all that apply)
26.Are you concerned about the risk African Swine Fever poses to your farm?
27.How prepared do you believe your farm is for a potential African Swine Fever outbreak in the UK?
28.Have you strengthened biosecurity due to African Swine Fever risk?
29.If yes to Q28, what changes were made?
30.What would most help you improve biosecurity?
Thank you for completing the survey!

All responses are anonymous.

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