The following steps will help make your visit safe and reduce the risk of an E-Coli infection:

• Ensure that hands are washed after touching fences, tools or any surfaces which may have come in contact with animals, manure or soil  and touching or feeding animals

• Do not eat or chew outside of eating areas on the farm

• Make sure that any cuts or grazes on hands are covered with a waterproof dressing

• Ensure that sturdy foot wear is worn, that can be cleaned (shallow footbaths are situated outside of the stables) or changed on leaving the animal areas

• Do not kiss the animals

• Do not eat the animal food

• Do not put your fingers in your mouth i.e. biting finger nails, sucking thumbs

• Do not touch or tread in animal faeces, wash shoes and hands if you have come into contact with faeces

• If after visiting the farm you became ill (sickness or diarrhoea) contact your doctor.