Growers should provide protective covering such as boots, coveralls, and headgear to any visitors that work with, or have had recent contact with poultry. Growers should restrict visitors and make sure that any visitor to their farm has a good reason to be there. Restriction of unnecessary human traffic is a major component of a sound program. Human transportation of microorganisms is one of the more serious threats to biosecurity. The following steps are a summarization of standard measures that poultry producers may use on their farms to increase the biosecurity of their flocks: Keep Visitors to a Minimum Another, but less risky form of transmission is through the air. Insects such as flies, beetles, and mosquitoes are well known to be carriers of disease microbes as well.
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Animals such as dogs, cats, mice, rats and free flying birds are also known to be carriers of disease organisms. As a result, many hatcheries and breeder facilities utilize shower in and shower out protocols as part of their biosecurity programs. Disease causing microbes have been found on human’s clothes, shoes, skin, and hair. Humans and animals are also important ways of transporting disease causing organisms. Disease causing viruses and bacteria can be transported from one flock to another on bird transporting equipment, trucks, tractors and other farm equipment as well as egg flats and cases. Infected animals, such as wild birds and rodents, can also be a source of disease for poultry flocks. The primary method of spreading disease causing microorganisms between poultry flocks is the use of contaminated equipment or exposure to contaminated clothing and footwear of humans. Before implementing biosecurity programs, contract producers should check with poultry company personnel to be sure the measures taken are consistent and compatible with their company’s policies. Contract poultry growers should be familiar with the specifics of their company’s biosecurity protocols and work closely with company representatives to implement those programs.
Developing and practicing daily biosecurity procedures as best management practices on poultry farms will reduce the possibility of introducing infectious diseases such as Avian Influenza and Exotic Newcastle as well as many others. Because of the concentration in size and location of poultry flocks in current commercial production operations and the inherent disease risks associated with this type of production, it is imperative that poultry producers practice daily biosecurity measures. Biosecurity refers to procedures used to prevent the introduction and spread of disease-causing organisms in poultry flocks.
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