Effective Biosecurity: The Case for Compliance and Regional Perspective
Effective Biosecurity: The Case for Compliance and Regional Perspective - By W.E. Morgan Morrow, North Carolina State University - This year at the annual meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians in Toronto, Canada, Dr. Jena-Pierre Vaillancourt...

An overview of Infectious Bronchitis
By Stephen A Lister and published by DuPont Animal Health Solutions - Infectious bronchitis (IB) was first identified in 1931 in the USA as a "new respiratory disease of baby chicks". The agent was later identified as a coronavirus in view of its "sun...

Evaluation of the Effect on Broiler Chickens Sprayed and Fogged with Virkon S
By S.E. Cheng, D.V.M., PhD., K.M. Kilgore, B.S., P.C. Gerber, A.A.S., T.A. Sheets from A. H. Robins Research Farm - A 17-day, floor-pen study was conducted to evaluate the effect on broiler chicks when Virkon S was sprayed on the floor and wall before...

Avian Influenza Decontamination Procedures for the Cleaning and Disinfection of Farm Premises
By Dupont Animal Health Solutions. Following the recent outbreaks of Avian Influenza across the globe, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) issued a number of biosecurity recommendations. This article overviews the procedures for using Virkon...

Water Sanitation: Evaluation of Products
By Susan Watkins, Lisa Newberry, Melony Wilson and Robert Hubbard, University of Arkansas - Cleaning water lines between flocks is an important step in providing optimum drinking water for poultry production. Even producers with excellent daily water...

The economic benefit of a disinfection programme in the control of a salmonella outbreak
By DuPont Animal Health Solutions - This paper outlines the economic benefits of controlling a clinical Salmonella outbreak and shows a cost:benefit ratio of 1:11.

Poultry Biosecurity Overview
By the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Northern Ireland - This article advises poultry keepers on the need for maintaining high levels of biosecurity and hygiene on their farms.

What Is Biosecurity?
By The University of Maryland - Emergency and common diseases are produced by microbes or germs that are invisible except when viewed under a modern microscope.

Cleaner Farms Better flocks: Keeping out disease and harmful bacteria
By the Food Standards Agency - Protect your business: On every chicken farm there are invisible threats to the birds – and your profits. Poultry diseases and food poisoning bacteria can easily find their way in and spread through the flock.

Biosecurity for Exotic Fowl
By Joan S. Jeffrey, Assistant Professor and Extension Poultry Veterinarian, The Texas A&M University System - Biosecurity is a practice designed to prevent the spread of disease into your farm. It is accomplished by maintaining the facility in such a...

The hatching egg's natural defence against contamination
By Joseph M. Mauldin, Extension Poultry Scientist, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. Published by Poultry Science - In recent months it has been noticed that many hatcheries have experienced more contamination, including Salmonella, than usual....

Experts: avian flu not new, safeguards in place
By Cat Holmes, University of Georgia - The variety of avian flu found recently in two U.S. states isn't harmful to humans, say University of Georgia experts. And occasional outbreaks of avian flu aren't unusual.

Biosecurity Guidance For Poultry Keepers
By Defra - This document, published by the UK Government provides information on how to achieve a good level of biosecurity for poultry farms. The article covers the benefits of biosecurity, how to keep diseases out of the farm and buying new stock s...

Economic Benefits of Biosecurity in Poultry Farming
By DuPont Animal Health Solutions - It is a hard fact of the poultry livestock industry that disease within the flocks is a costly business. In fact, it is well accepted that disease accounts for at least 10% of total production costs and the overall...