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Biosecurity: Everyday measures that help minimise the risk of disease entering or spreading through a flock. Infection can be transmitted by new birds or on shoes, crates, vehicles or equipment. Poultry can also be exposed to disease by wild birds. Animals can be protected from these risks by implementing measures that restrict access, provide protection of feed and water, clean equipment, and monitor birds daily, and report any bird, which displays atypical symptoms, immediately. This article explains how these measures can create a practical farm system.