Animal biosecurity is a major concern in societal and international security systems where investments in animal production worth trillions of dollars and need to be protected.Furthermore, foodsupply constancy is a critical factor in a societal stability.Although, because of socio-economic impacts of bio-security issues, it is too difficult to find any traceability or bio-security research works in the Arab World. Many Arab countries were affected dramatically by the avian flu and mouth to foot diseases that resulted great social and economic losses 1.Mapping of the UAE poultry farms, utilizing GIS technology is a part of proposed biosecurity system developed by Fadel and Hussein3. Visualizing poultry farms information makes it easy for specialists to identify relative distances and overlapping among farms and to do other societal activities as well. More updated details have to be integrated to the map to help predicting outbreaks before it erupts and to conclude where the following farm is for warning it, where early prediction helps to start a disaster management plan swiftly.
Golan et al.5 stated that the characteristics of good traceability systems vary and cannot be defined without reference to the system’s objectives. Different objectives helps to drive differences in the breadth, depth and precession of traceability systems.Breadth describes the amount of information the traceability system records. Depth of traceability system is about how far back or forward the system tracks. In many cases the depth of a system is largely determined by its breadth. Precision reflects the degree of assurance with which the tracing system can pinpoint a particular food product movement or characteristics.
Fadel and Hussein 3 who quoted National Avian Influenza Crisis Management Plan in the United Arab Emirates for emergency response to bird flu, stated that seven factors can assist in determining a confidence in a country’s disease transmission risk assessment: (1) effective disease surveillance, (2) transparency in surveillance and its findings, (3) effective containment of disease outbreaks, (4) maintenance of public infrastructure, (5) maintenance of public trust, (6) ability of the media to report on these factors, and (7) timely, accurate reporting to the WHO and other multilateral organizations.
The benefits of premises identification system integrated with GIS maps are: quicker mapping of the quarantine area, first 24 h are the most important, provides quick response to limit disease spread, provides timely testing to move birds to market, minimizes down time and other emergencies — floods and water quality issues.
Simão et al. 8 quoted Jankowski et al. 6 and Voss et al.10 that the spatial planning support systems literature contains numerous references to tools that have been specifically designed to support either the analytical side of spatial planning or the communicative side. During the last decade, efforts have been made to develop an integrative tool, capable of dealing with both sides of spatial planning within a unique framework.
National Biosecurity Manual 7 presented biosecurity buffer distance guidelines shown in Table 1. These guidelines should not be interpreted too prescriptively as effective biosecurity is achieved through a combination of measures. Where the buffer is measured from either the nearest shed walls for older type shedding or from the centroid of the mechanical ventilation system of the newer tunnel ventilation sheds. On the other hand, Guidelines for the Establishment and Operation of Poultry Farms in South Australia, developed by the Environment Protection Authority 2 suggested the buffer distances surrounding