Animal Needs & Biosecurity

Select the necessary components to an animal facility.

• Feed & Water

• Ventilation

• Manure/Waste Management

• Shelter

Why is it important to design facilities to the proper size & scale?

Calculate the square feet of a facility that houses 50 goats that each need 10 square feet each.

• 50 feet squared

• 100 feet squared

• 500 feet squared

• 1000 feet squared

How many animals will fit in a facility that is 1000 square feet and each animal needs 10 square feet?

• 10 animals

• 100 animals

• 75 animals

• 150 animals

What is the square feet of a facility that houses 4000 turkeys that each need 2.5 square feet?

• 4000 feet squared

• 8000 feet squared

• 10,000 feet squared

• 12,000 feet squared

Biosecurity is putting in place procedures to protect humans & animals from disease.

• True

• False

Which of the following reduces biosecurity risk?

• let animals from neighboring farms in

• washing & covering feet

• no documentation of visitors

• not isolating new animals

What 3 factors are necessary for diseases to occur?

• host

• environment

• cleanliness

• agent

• feed

Animal eats grain that is contaminated to feces.

• animal-animal

• human-animal

• contaminated feed & water

• facilities, tools, equipment

A stray animal with rabies gets in a hog barn.

• animal-animal

• human-animal

• contaminated feed & water

• facilities, tools, equipment