Definition of "biosecurity" [biosecurity]

• The protection of plants and animals against harm from disease or from human exploitation (noun)
• The protection of humans against bioweapons, or from the accidental release of biohazards (noun)

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• "It seems that personal biosecurity is something our rulers will have to get used to if they are determined to inflict identity cards upon the rest of us."
• "Inadequate "biosecurity" -- especially protecting against invasive species -- and climate change also likely play a role, the experts said."
• "Those alarming numbers led some states to create voluntary "egg quality assurance programs" (EQAP) in which egg farmers instituted "biosecurity" practices, rodent-proofed their barns, routinely cultured henhouses for salmonella, tested eggs if the samples were positive, and followed specific disinfection procedures."