Map Quarantine Hazards Before Movement
Identify control points in a quarantine intake workflow before moving an animal into the main collection.
Quarantine fails at boundaries. HACCP thinking helps you find the boundary where a pathogen, parasite, toxin, or paperwork gap can move from contained to collection-wide. Hazard analysis comes first List what could travel and how. For an aquarium intake, that may include transport water, aerosols, nets, siphons, boots, gloves, uneaten seafood, and shared carts. For a mammal intake, add bedding, feces, crates, shifting boards, and keeper hand tools. Control points are chosen, not guessed A control point needs a controllable action and a limit. "Use dedicated equipment" is not enough. "Blue nets stay inside quarantine; if a net leaves the…
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