Iowa State University
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Effective Date: 5-7-2014
Approved Date: 5-7-2014
Revised Date:
Last Reviewed:
SOP ID Number:
SOP Title:
V302.01
Swine Preventative Medicine SOP for Biomedical Pigs and Pigs Housed in
AAALAC-Accredited Facilities
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
1. Purpose
This procedure describes the various methods used in preventative medicine for biomedical pigs and those pigs housed in ISU AAALAC-accredited facilities.
2. Scope
This SOP is applicable to all ISU staff, veterinarians, research investigators, and technicians who provide care for swine at ISU facilities and visitors to those facilities.
3. General Requirements
All swine facility personnel, veterinarians, visitors, and research staff must follow the procedures outlined in this document.
4. Procedure
A.
Biosecurity
1.
Personnel a.
All people entering a swine facility are expected to wear clean clothes and shoes. b.
Anyone wishing to enter an ISU swine facility must have been in the U.S. for the previous 5 days. c.
No one with flu-like symptoms may enter a swine facility.
2.
Showering and PPE a.
Specific requirements for showering and PPE must be obtained from the facility supervisor prior to entry. b.
Uniforms worn by care staff are put on clean each morning or after each shower, and are washed and laundered on site. c.
PPE required includes boots or shoe covers and gloves. Additional projectspecific PPE may include N-95 masks, hairnets, disposable or washable water resistant coveralls, eye protection, and scrubs. d.
A sign on the exterior door of the animal room will list the required PPE needed for entry into that room.
3.
Vehicles and Equipment a.
Equipment may not be transferred from one facility to another without being washed, disinfected, and inspected by personnel. b.
All rooms and equipment must be washed, disinfected, and allowed to dry between subsequent groups of pigs.
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Iowa State University
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Effective Date: 5-7-2014
Approved Date: 5-7-2014
Revised Date:
Last Reviewed:
SOP ID Number:
SOP Title:
V302.01
Swine Preventative Medicine SOP for Biomedical Pigs and Pigs Housed in
AAALAC-Accredited Facilities c.
Transport vehicles and trailers must be washed, disinfected. and allowed to dry between subsequent groups of pigs. Refer to the Biosecure Truck Wash
Protocols for PED control from Pork.org for details: http://www.pork.org/filelibrary/PED-biosTruckWash.pdf
4.
Animal Health Status before Acceptance into ISU Facilities a.
New animals must be screened for disease status prior to arrival by a veterinarian. b.
Screening may involve any or all of the following:
1) Herd health history.
2) Testing of individual animals or groups of animals for infectious agents is done on a case-by-case basis as recommended by the Attending Veterinarian or LAR veterinarians.
3) Review of diagnostic test results.
5.
Physical Security of Facilities a.
All external gates must be locked outside of regular business hours. b.
Facility doors, including animal room doors, are locked at all times. c.
Swipe card access is required to gain access into the following facilities:
1) Central Facility
2) A-wing
3) Kildee
4) LIDIF d.
The following facilities have key access by individual animal room:
1) ARS
2) Zumwalt
3) Building 29 e.
Animal rooms within these facilities are accessed by individual door code:
1) Central Facility (with key backup)
2) A-wing
3) LIDIF
B.
Vaccination Schedule—Refer to Forms and Templates for the vaccination type and frequency recommended for swine according to age, sex, intact status, etc.
C.
Deworming and Fecal Exams
1.
Fecal exams are performed as part of the in-processing, and as needed, or when requested by a veterinarian.
2.
Deworming is performed based on fecal exam results.
D.
Health Surveillance Using Serology, PCR, and Microbiology
1.
To monitor for infectious agents, blood taken from (all or a subset of) pigs from each swine facility is tested for infectious agents regularly.
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Iowa State University
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Effective Date: 5-7-2014
Approved Date: 5-7-2014
Revised Date:
Last Reviewed:
SOP ID Number:
SOP Title:
V302.01
Swine Preventative Medicine SOP for Biomedical Pigs and Pigs Housed in
AAALAC-Accredited Facilities
2.
Diseases that are pathogenic, zoonotic, or of economic significance which may be tested for include: a.
Brachyspira b.
Brucella suis c.
Campylobacter spp d.
Ileitis (Lawsonia intracellularis) e.
Leptospira spp f.
M-Hyo (Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae) g.
Parasites: Mange Mites (Sarcoptes Scabiei and others) h.
Parvovirus i.
PCV2 (Circovirus) j.
PEDV (Coronavirus) k.
PRRS (Arterivirus) l.
Salmonella spp m.
SIV (Swine Influenza Virus, H1N1) n.
Mycoplasma spp
E.
Pest Control
1.
Opened bags of feed must be kept in closed containers.
2.
LAR facility supervisors are responsible for overseeing the pest control program in
LAR, assisting with the application of pesticides not classified for restricted use in
LAR, and monitoring live and sticky traps in LAR daily.
3.
ISU FP&M personnel are responsible for the application of restricted-use pesticides.
4.
ISU FP&M and LAR animal caretakers are responsible for the trapping and removal of wild mammals.
5.
LAR animal caretakers are responsible for the application of pesticide agents that are not classified for restricted use and monitoring live and sticky traps daily.
6.
With the exception of ARS, ISU FP&M personnel visit the animal facilities quarterly or more frequently when requested by LAR. FP&M certified pesticide applicator applies pesticides and places baits and traps to hallways, eating areas, cage wash areas, and storage areas. Occupied animal rooms are not treated.
Pesticides used by LAR in animal buildings are poison rodent baits which are placed near service entrances in farm animal buildings and storage buildings. Pyrethrin- (or its variants) based spray and fogging is used intermittently for insect control in some buildings housing animals. Insect attractant traps (a sticky tape) are used in some animal areas. Sticky traps are used to monitor for insects. Live traps which are used on occasion for large pests/wild mammals are monitored daily by staff when they are deployed.
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Iowa State University
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Effective Date: 5-7-2014
Approved Date: 5-7-2014
Revised Date:
Last Reviewed:
SOP ID Number:
SOP Title:
V302.01
Swine Preventative Medicine SOP for Biomedical Pigs and Pigs Housed in
AAALAC-Accredited Facilities
5. Roles and Responsibilities
Roles
Facility Animal Care Staff
Veterinarians
Research Staff
Visitors
Responsibilities

Understand this SOP and enforce the observance of the procedure by persons entering the facility.

If live traps are in use, monitor them daily.

Abide by SOP procedures and alert medical staff to any clinical symptoms observed.

Request serology testing appropriate to clinical symptoms observed.

Abide by SOP procedures and alert medical staff to any clinical symptoms observed.

Postpone visits to ISU swine facility after contact with other swine farms as dictated by this SOP.
6. Definitions
Disinfection: Destruction of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins or vectors by direct exposure to chemical or physical agents.
7. Appendices n/a
8. Forms and Templates
Disease Product
Vaccination Schedule Template
Manufacturer Dose Route Time
Boars, Barrows, Non-breeding Gilts
Parvo, Lepto, Ery Farrowsure Plus-B Pfizer
Note
5cc IM 2x/year(January & July) 21 d. withdrawal
M.hyopneumoniae Respisure Pfizer
E.Coli, C. perf C Litterguard LTC Pfizer
2cc IM 2x/year(January & July) 21 d. withdrawal
2cc IM 2x/year(January & July) 21 d. withdrawal
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Iowa State University
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Effective Date: 5-7-2014
Approved Date: 5-7-2014
Revised Date:
Last Reviewed:
SOP ID Number:
SOP Title:
V302.01
Swine Preventative Medicine SOP for Biomedical Pigs and Pigs Housed in
AAALAC-Accredited Facilities
Disease Product Manufacturer Dose Route Time Note
Acclimating Gilts
Parvo, Lepto, Ery Farrowsure Plus-B Pfizer
M.hyopneumoniae Respisure Pfizer
Parvo, Lepto, Ery Farrowsure Plus-B Pfizer
M.hyopneumoniae Respisure Pfizer
E.Coli, C. perf C Litterguard LTC Pfizer
E.Coli, C. perf C Litterguard LTC Pfizer
Sows
Parvo, Lepto, Ery Farrowsure Plus-B Pfizer
E.Coli, C. perf C Litterguard LTC Pfizer
5cc IM 5 weeks prebreeding 21 d. withdrawal
2cc IM 5 weeks prebreeding 21 d. withdrawal
5cc IM 2 weeks prebreeding 21 d. withdrawal
2cc IM 2 weeks prebreeding 21 d. withdrawal
2cc IM 5 weeks prefarrow
2cc IM 2 weeks prefarrow
21 d. withdrawal
21 d. withdrawal
5cc IM 2 weeks prebreeding 21 d. withdrawal
2cc IM 5 weeks prefarrow 21 d. withdrawal
E.Coli, C. perf C Litterguard LTC Pfizer
Farrowed Piglets
Anemia Iron Dextran- 200 Duravet
2cc IM 2 weeks prefarrow 21 d. withdrawal
1cc IM 1-3 days of age
Nursery
M.
Hyopneumoniae
Porcine Circo
Virus
M.
Hyopneumoniae
Porcine Circo
Virus
Ileitis
Respisure Plus ER bac
Circumvent
Pfizer
Intervet
Respisure Plus ER bac
Circumvent
Pfizer
Intervet
Boehringer
Ingelhiem
2cc IM 1 week post wean
2cc IM 1 week post wean
2cc IM 3 weeks post wean
2cc IM 3 weeks post wean
1cc Oral 5 weeks post wean
None
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Iowa State University
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Effective Date: 5-7-2014
Approved Date: 5-7-2014
Revised Date:
Last Reviewed:
SOP ID Number:
SOP Title:
V302.01
Swine Preventative Medicine SOP for Biomedical Pigs and Pigs Housed in
AAALAC-Accredited Facilities
9. References
ISU Swine Farms SOP
Truck Wash Protocols from pork.org library: http://www.pork.org/filelibrary/PEDbiosTruckWash.pdf
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing
©
Farlex 2012
10. Contact Information
Direct questions about this document to: Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Iowa
State University, 515-294-9581, iacuc@iastate.edu
, or Mary Sauer, VMD, 515-294-0266, msauer@iastate.edu
.
_______________________________
Additional Signee (if applicable)
______________________________
Date Signed
_______________________________
Signature of IACUC Chair or Co-Chair
______________________________
Date Signed
______________________________
Implementation Date
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Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Effective Date: 5-7-2014
Approved Date: 5-7-2014
Revised Date:
Last Reviewed:
SOP ID Number:
SOP Title:
V302.01
Swine Preventative Medicine SOP for Biomedical Pigs and Pigs Housed in
AAALAC-Accredited Facilities
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