DIGITAL BIOSECURITY FAQ

What Farmers, Integrators, Food Companies & Veterinarians Need to Know

What is digital biosecurity?

Digital biosecurity uses technology such as software, sensors, and digital logbooks to track and control who and what enters a farm, helping prevent the spread of animal diseases. Learn more about our digital biosecurity solutions.

Traditional biosecurity relies on signs, paperwork, and manual checks. Digital biosecurity automates those steps by logging visitors, sending alerts, and creating instant reports, making the process faster, more accurate, and easier to manage. See how Protocol® controlled barn entry modernizes access control.

Animal diseases like PRRS or avian influenza can spread quickly. Digital biosecurity tools help farms identify risks early, reduce human error, and maintain compliance with evolving industry standards. Read more on our Insights Blog about the latest biosecurity trends.

It doesn’t cure disease, but it helps block its spread and reduces risk. By controlling access and tracing movements, it can reduce transmission of major diseases such as PRRS, PED, and avian influenza. See features for more about how.

For Farmers

Automated visitor logs, alerts, and compliance reports replace hours of manual paperwork, helping you focus on farm operations while reducing costs associated with disease outbreaks. Explore Farm Health Guardian’s features to see the tools available.

Begin by setting up the system on your farm’s computer or mobile device. A short onboarding process helps you add your sites, vehicles, and staff, and the support team can guide you through every step. Request a demo to see how easy setup can be.

No. It works alongside your current practices. Signs, footbaths, and barn entry rules remain important, but digital tools add a “smart layer” that tracks and enforces those rules automatically. See how Farm Health Guardian supports your regular biosecurity practices.

Yes. Farm Health Guardian is designed for busy farm teams, with simple dashboards, mobile access, and minimal training required. Connect with us to learn more.

For Integrators and Companies Managing Multiple Farms

Yes. Farm Health Guardian allows integrators to manage many farms at once, viewing visitor activity, downtime rules, and alerts for all sites from one dashboard. See Farm Health Guardian for integrators.

It automatically generates compliance records and visitor logs, so audits and disease response planning take hours instead of days. Learn more on our news page about companies adopting digital biosecurity.

Yes. It connects with truck GPS, HR systems, and other farm software to consolidate biosecurity and movement data in one place. See our GPS integrations.

For Veterinarians and Biosecurity Managers

When there’s a disease outbreak, you can see instantly who visited where and when. This helps trace potential infection sources and stop the spread more quickly. Learn more about our Trace-out Reports.

Yes. With aggregated data, and farmer permission, it can help veterinarians, industry groups, and regulators respond to disease risks across a region. Read about our partnerships and projects.

Trust, Privacy and Security

Yes. Farm Health Guardian uses encrypted systems to protect farm and visitor data, and you control who can see it. Read our Privacy Promise.

Farmers own their own data. Farm Health Guardian stores it only to operate the service — it is not sold or shared. See Terms of Use for more details.

 

Only the people you authorize, such as your farm manager or veterinarian. You decide who can see what, and at what level.

Big Picture and Industry Impact

Many experts believe it will. As farms face growing disease and compliance challenges, digital biosecurity is quickly becoming part of everyday farm management. Read about industry changes on the news page.

Early adopters avoid costly disease outbreaks, save on labor for compliance, and position themselves to meet new market or program requirements. See our testimonials.