VS 21-205 2021 NAHMS Swine Large Enterprise - Fecal Collection For

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE
VETERINARY SERVICES
NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM
2150 CENTRE AVE, BLDG B
FORT COLLINS, CO 80526

OMB Approved
0579-0315
EXP: 01/2023

2021 NAHMS Swine Large Enterprise
Fecal Collection Record

Kit Contents
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30 Whirl-Pak® bags
2 Extra Whirl-Pak® bags
6 pairs of gloves
6, 1 Gallon-size Ziploc® bags
Insulated cooler and shipping box

Collection Instructions

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3 Ice packs (freeze prior to farm visit)
1 Absorbent sheet
2 Liner bags (one used as trash bag, one used to
line the cooler)
Paperwork packet: Fecal Collection Record, 30
sample labels, shipping airbill

Collect samples on a Sunday-Wednesday and ship within 24 hours. Sample from pens populated by late finisher pigs
(20 weeks and older). Ideally, take 30 samples from the floors of a maximum of 6 pens (5 samples per pen).
Determine how many pens on the site contain late finisher pigs that are 20 weeks and older. These pens may be
scattered among different rooms and in different barns. If less than 6 pens, collect samples from all pens for a
maximum of 30 samples. For example, if there are 4 pens take 8 samples from each of 2 pens and 7 samples from
each of 2 pens. If more than 6 pens, attempt to geographically space the pens sampled. That is, from pens roughly
equidistant from each other (especially if there are multiple pens in a room).
Using clean gloves, collect about a palm full (20 grams) of fresh feces from the pen floor and place in a single WhirlPak® bag. Express the air out of the bag and fold over the top twice before securing closure tabs (Do not fold top more
than twice).
Write the 6-digit Farm ID (operation-site), Facility, and Pen IDs on a sample label, peel off and place securely on the
bag (Do not use the sample label to secure bags closed). Repeat. Place all samples from one pen into a gallon sized
Ziploc® bags and seal the ends of the large bags. Repeat for the rest of the sampled pens.
Place the Ziploc® bags inside the liner bag with 3 frozen ice packs and the absorbent sheet. Place the liner bag inside
the insulated shipment container and close the shipping container lid.

Collection Record Instructions
Complete the Fecal Collection Record Form. Place the original (white) collection record on top of the insulated
cooler box lid. Leave the yellow copy of the collection record with the producer. Secure the shipping box.

Shipping and Results
Keep samples cool in a refrigerator, attach a shipping airbill (addressed to NCSU) to the shipping box, and ship within
24 hours of collection on Sunday-Wednesday. The samples will be tested for Salmonella, E. coli, Enterococcus,
and Campylobacter. All results will be returned to the Producer approximately 90 days after collection.

VS Form 21-205
June 2020

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Swine 2021: Fecal Collection Record
Farm ID

6-digits: Op, Site

# of People Involved
Key Collector
___ Fed VMO ___ Fed AHT
Initials
___ Producer ___ State VMO
___ St AHT
___ Priv Vet
___ Others-specify:____________
Enter number for each category

State Coordinator Name:_________________________
Collection Date

MM/DD/YY

Hours to Take
and Prep
Samples

Hours of
Overall Travel
Time

In quarter hours

In quarter hours

Kit Number

Must match labels

First, answer the following three questions regarding this site:
1. On this site, how many buildings house finisher pigs? .................................................................................... __________ finisher buildings
2. What is the average number of rooms in the finisher buildings? ..................................................................... __________ rooms per building
3. What is the average number of pens in each room? ....................................................................................... __________ pens per room

LIST ALL BAG
Pen # of numbers taken for
Index bags
this pen
Facility/Barn ID1 Pen ID1

Gender of Evidence of
Average
pigs in pen diarrhea in
Facility Type
Approximate age of pigs Approximate # G=Gilts,
pen?
T=Total Confinement # of pigs in
in pen
of pigs share B=Barrows
Y=Yes
O=Open building2
pen
(weeks)
air space3
M=Mixed
N=No

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Any designation will do whether text or numeric so long as it differentiates between row entries.

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Total confinement means solid exterior walls and mechanical ventilation. An open building generally has open sides or the potential for sides to be opened
weather permitting.

2

This would be the number of pigs in the barn or room within a barn usually.

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VS Form 21-205
June 2020

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