Sanitation, Cleaning, and Disinfecting Poultry Facilities

Sanitation, cleaning and disinfections are extremly important actions a farmer should take to prevent his flock from different diseases. Article is very nice and practical. A detailed assay is requested regarding the above points. Waiting for reply, Dr. Munawar Ali

Cleaning, sanitation and disinfection are critical to the normal functioning of the poultry enterprise. I would like to add the controlled growth of a set of organisms you require. We use various live bacterial and viral vaccines. We also use live protozoa like Eimeria. What are we doing here? We are growing a set of organisms. We use organic acids in feed, water and use acidifiers to keep the Ph level around 4.0. What are we doing here? We are cultivating a set of organisms we require which we would like to outnumber than the pathogenic organisms. With the change of seasons a new set of organisms start to establish in the poultry environment. It thrives in that particular temperature, humidity and particulate matter. So terminal disinfection and normal sanitation and disinfection in the presence of birds is the art of a good flock manager. This art has to be mastered to get the best results out of a flock and to achieve the target productions with the best quality and profitability. Dr.Rajendra Kumar, MVSc Al Jazira Poultry Farm LLC, Dubai, UAE

I need help!!!! Here, in Iran is an outbreak of some uknown disease. I have a problem with disinfection of enviroment. who knows which disinfectant is effective on freezing and cold weather?

the use of detergents and water should be considered to be key in reducing cost in any sanitation activity.

what are some sanitary measures that can be taken for broilers

The use of “quats” as cationic detergents is better than we counting on as disinfectant, They are not effective against non-enveloped viruses or mycobacteria and are considered sporostatic but not sporocidal. They have limited effect against Gram-negative bacteria and Pseudomonas. They are pH sensitive, more active at neutral to slightly alkaline pH but lose their activity at pH less than 3.5. QACs are in general, easily inactivated by organic matter, detergents, soaps and hard water (this may vary with the “generation”). QACs are toxic to fish and should not be discharged into water sources(i.e., streams, ponds, lakes). I believed that compound with mixed disinfectants (like gluteraldehyde,formaldehyde with “quats”) is better than single disinfectant Dr. Tarek El sonousy, Egypt

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