HORSEMAN’S NOTEBOOK
Op
era
tion
Clean
up!Help^ prote
ct^ your^ ho
rse^ from^infectious^ d
isease^ wit
h^ our^ prac
tical^guide^ to^ cl
ean-up^ str
ategies.^BY BARB CRABBE, DVM
Quick tip:Cleaning^
alone can eliminate^ as^ much^
as 90 % of^ bacteria^ from^
surf aces.^ Eff^ ective^ cleaning^
may be^ even^ more^ important^
than^ applying^ a^ disinfectant!If^ an^ in
fectious
- diseas
e^ outbr
eak^ str
ikes^ yo
ur^
barn,^ y
ou’ll^ fee
l^ as^ tho
ugh^ yo
u’ve^ ste
pped^into^ a^ h
urricane.^ “Don
’t^ touch
that!^ Don’t^ go^there!
”^ your^ v
eterinarian^ wi
ll^ likely
bark^ out,^racing
from^ h
orse^ to^
horse.^
As^ your
vet^ ra
ces^out^ the
door,^ b
lood^ sa
mples^ i
n^ hand
,^ he^ or^ she^will^ sh
out,^ “Isolate!^ Di
sinfect
!”^But^ wh
ere^ sho
uld^ you
start?
And^ how?Here,^ I’
ll^ tell^ you^ how^ t
o^ prepa
re^ for^ an^outbreak.^ I’ll^ st
art^ wit
h^ a^ list^
of^ basic
items^
to^have^ onhand.^ Next,^ I’ll
give^ yo
u^ a^ set
of^ practical,^ st
ep-by-s
tep^ gui
des^ des
igned^ t
o^ contr
ol^the^ spr
ead^ of^ microorg
anisms.^ Finall
y,^ I’ll^ te
ll^
you^ howto^ corr
ectly^ u
se^ key^
disinfec
tants.^ →PHOTOS BY STOCK.AD
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