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Write a new introduction to another disease outbreak investigation; brainstorm ideas in a group. |
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Remember this slide. When you have finished with this module, come back to it and decide if you have met these learning objectives. Can you think of other things you learned not listed here? |
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Create a story about a neighbor, why they’re concerned about the mystery disease, and what they do about it.
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Use charades to act out actions while others guess what you are doing and which route of infection it belongs to. |
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Add more examples of disease transmission. |
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Visit a farm and take photos. Print the photos and present them to your group. Ask the group to identify any sources of disease transmission risk and if so, have them sort according to direct or indirect. |
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Try to identify additional questions to ask yourself when looking for disease transmission risks. |
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Design and make other signs that contribute to farm biosecurity, such as Visitor Parking, Rest Room, Enter, etc. |
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Create a similar activity using flashcards. Put photos or descriptions of various disease transmission risks on 4x6 cards. Divide into two teams. Have one person hold up one card at a time for everyone and see which team can identify the risks vs. the protective factors fastest. This should be a fast and fun activity. |
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Get a set of old wooden ABC blocks. Sort them according to colors. Have someone read the statements in this activity and build towers according to block colors/source. |
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What is depicted in the lower right corner of this slide? Visit this area of a farm and learn more about it. What biosecurity risks could exist here? |
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In the large photo, find at least three aspects of the barn design that contribute to biosecurity, i.e.,
- Fan for improved cow comfort and ventilation
- Stanchions (head catches) to restrain animals for examination, treatment, and vaccination.
- Feeding area separated from manure and urine area.
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| Investigate zoonotic diseases that can be transmitted to humans through milk. What can be done to reduce risk? |
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| Practice reading a medication label and learn about how each medication should be stored. |
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| When would it be important to have detailed information about visitors recorded in a log book? |
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Create a similar game with new questions (that perhaps students submit?) and play it at a group meeting. |
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Investigate the biosecurity principles behind separating baby calves at birth from their mother and other cows and calves. What major baby calf diseases does this practice reduce? |
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| Research the special properties of colostrum that make it essential to the health of newborns. What biosecurity risks can milk and colostrum pose, though? How can these risks be reduced? (might correspond to an earlier slide). |
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Research the composting process. What factors are needed for effective composting? What management is needed to kill parasites, weed seeds and pathogens? |
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| Learn about USDA cost-sharing programs that help develop on-farm composting facilities. Draw a sketch of a plan you would like to use; how much would this facility cost you? |
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| Do a web search for “large animal mortality composting” to read about various ways to dispose of animal carcasses on a farm. In the event of some disease outbreaks, this might be the only legal and practical carcass disposal options. What other options might exist and what are the pros and cons of each? |
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There are no scrollbars like in Module 1. Click on the Next and Back links in the bottom right corner of the module to move forward and back.
