VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS FOR BIOSECURITY
Record format
The vaccination format should have the basic information of the individuals to be immunized. It is extremely important to trace the veterinary processes carried out in any production system.
- General: date, name of the production system, owner data.
- About the vaccine: commercial name, commercial house, type of vaccine, strain, lot, date of application, applied dose.
- About the animal: species, age of the animal, route of application of the injection.
PPE (Personal Protective Elements)
The elements of personal protection are the starting point of veterinary equipment used in animal production. This is the equipment that protects the integrity of the veterinarian, against accidents of physical, chemical or biological type. The PPE have been developed and studied extensively and its use is recommended in animal work.
The most important are:
- Goggles: This safety attachment protects both eyes from splash accidents. Vaccines should be considered to have attenuated infectious agents and adjuvant products in their composition. Therefore, it is necessary to protect the ocular mucosa from receiving drops of these products. If not used, there is a risk of eye irritation from contact, inoculation of the vaccine agent, and eye trauma.
- Mouth cap: the mouth cap is a personal security element that should always be used in procedures with animals. During vaccination it is also important. It can prevent cases of allergies; it also avoids contaminating materials and vaccination equipment.
- Breastplate (vest): the breastplate is a piece of personal security equipment that has as a utility to isolate the clothes of the people from the environment and the animal. It is useful to avoid contamination with fecal matter, urine, and animal secretions.
- Gloves: Those who are going to work in animal handling should wear gloves to avoid wounds on the hands, caused by ties or animals. On the other hand, those who are going to carry out the vaccination process should wear disposable gloves (latex or nitrile) because they will be in possible contact with blood, fecal matter, urine or the vaccine itself. This ensures the welfare of the animal, the worker and the hygiene of the vaccination process.
- Mask: People who must perform spraying or misting vaccinations should wear a protective mask. This mask consists of a protective barrier for the face, preventing the fall of solutions in the mucous membranes and skin of those who exercise the process.