title: Animal Health Equipment Management.
abstract: Proper health equipment management requires significant attention to detail. Establishing and following protocols during processing (eg, cleaning and disinfecting equipment at the end of the work day) is required to ensure a safe product that is free of defects and residues. Overall cleanliness of equipment and facilities is important not only from a food safety standpoint but many view these as an overall indicator of attention to detail in the entire production system. Ensuring that needles are changed, implant guns are managed properly, vaccine is handled in an acceptable manner, and that proper chute operation occurs is essential.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, Beef Cattle Institute, Kansas State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Trotter Hall, Room 1, Manhattan, KS 66502, USA. Electronic address: drethorst@vet.ksu.edu.
authors.forename: David N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Rethorst
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D000818:Animals; D004203:Disinfection; D013242:Sterilization; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards
keywords: Animals; Equipment; Health; Management