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| Purchase and reproduction | % |
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| The farm has a single-controlled entrance | 86.2 |
| Farm fenced | 91.2 |
| The farm has a farm gate to control movement | 96.6 |
| Requires proof of origin and health status when purchasing cattle | 13.8 |
| Tests newly purchased cattle for diseases | 10.1 |
| Quarantines newly purchased cattle | 12.0 |
| Tests milk from purchased cows before introducing them to the herd | 8.81 |
| Controls breeding (use of AI) at the farm level | 71.1 |
| The mean number adopted out of the eight measures—mean (SD) | 3.81 (1.37) |
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| Transport of live and dead livestock | % |
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| Vehicles must pass through a disinfection bath at the entrance | 10.1 |
| Purchased cattle transported separately (no shared vehicles) | 83.0 |
| Keeps records of cattle deaths | 44.0 |
| A post-mortem examination is performed to determine the cause of cattle deaths | 12.6 |
| Performs safe disposal of dead cattle carcases | 35.2 |
| Farmer uses and cleans PPE used for handling and disposal of dead cattle carcase | 32.70 |
| Has dead cattle carcase storage area protected from vermin | 47.2 |
| The mean number adopted out of the measures—mean (SD) | 2.65 (1.54) |
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| Feed and water | % |
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| Purchase commercial feeds and minerals from markets | 4.40 |
| Conserve feeds on farm | 47.8 |
| Grow own feeds | 30.2 |
| Feeding system (practising intensive rather than extensive grazing systems) | 78.0 |
| Feed troughs are used for feeds only (not for other uses) | 71.1 |
| Feed troughs cleaned before refilling | 99.0 |
| Cattle are given clean and treated water | 57.2 |
| Water troughs cleaned before refilling | 99.4 |
| The mean number adopted out of the eight measures—mean (SD) | 4.83 (1.19) |
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| Visitors and workers | % |
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| Visitors must notify the farmer of their presence | 59.1 |
| Sanitation facilities (hand washing or sanitiser) available in the cattle shed | 40.9 |
| Employees must wash their hands before entering the cattle shed | 60.0 |
| Presence of disinfection foot bath outside cattle shed | 28.3 |
| Farmworkers do not work on or visit other cattle farms | 75.5 |
| Knows if visitors and workers pose a disease introduction risk (and controls the risk) | 59.8 |
| The mean number adopted out of the six measures—mean (SD) | 3.25 (1.36) |
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| Vermin and pest control | % |
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| Controls (cuts) overgrown vegetation around the cattle shed | 46.5 |
| Has an insect control plan | 35.8 |
| Has a rodent control plan | 32.7 |
| Has a bird control plan | 25.2 |
| Has ectoparasite control plan | 76.1 |
| Has an endoparasite control plan | 94.3 |
| The mean number adopted out of the six measures—mean (SD) | 3.11 (1.52) |
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