Danish Entry Key to Effective Transport Biosecurity

The Vice President of Brussels Transport says a well designed properly utilized Danish Entry is one of the most effective defenses against the spread of swine diseases

by Bruce Cochrane = FarmScape Online

The introduction of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea into Ontario prompted a major shift in transport biosecurity.

Tyler Jutzi, the Vice President of Brussels Transport, told those on hand last week for the 2019 London Swine Conference, a proper Danish Entry provides a way for drivers to get into their clean trailers and prevent any outside contamination from getting into those trailers.

“We should be able to build entrances that these drivers are comfortable and safe while changing”

 

“It creates a clear line of separation, it allows the driver to change into his coveralls and boots inside, out of the elements.

“It’s 2019 and drivers shouldn’t have to climb into a trailer any more and get soaked in the process.

“We should be able to build entrances that these drivers are comfortable and safe while changing, and that line of separation needs to be clear. The barn staff need to keep it clean so that we’re not doing all this changing only to be changing into a dirty system.

“First they should have steps instead of a ladder to get into it.

“Steps are much safer for the driver to get up while carrying his tote – so steps instead of ladders is number one.

“The doors to get in should swing outward so that you have the entire inside space to change into.

“The bench should be clean so the driver can sit down on a clean surface and change into his clean boots.

“The clean area should be clean. That shouldn’t need to be said, but it does.

“The loading area; they should all have a double gate, so one gate swings back across the hallway to stop any pigs from going into the barn once they are past you, and then a second gate that swings back to cover the entrance into the change room area when you go to chase those pigs in.”

Jutzi acknowledges most systems have one gate to stop the pigs from going back into the barn but they don’t have a second gate to stop the pigs from going into the change area.

Source: FarmScape Online