Biosecurity

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The cleanest feed mill in the world

When feeding the most expensive birds in a breeding company, you want to be sure that the feed is the safest that you can provide. Technology and biosecurity aid poultry breeder Aviagen to manufacture absolutely safe feed for their breeding stock.
By Dick Ziggers Aviagen develops pedigree lines for the production of broiler chickens and turkeys. Head-quartered in Huntsville, Alabama, US, the group currently delivers day-old broiler... read more »

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Proper hygiene measures on the farm

Professional poultry operations run the risk of not being fully productive as a result of poor sanitation standards. Diseases can easily occur, but proper measures need to be put into place to avoid this. The fight against these agents will be an on-going effort, and biosecurity measures must be the first line of defence in this battle. read more >

Compartmentalisation is the credible way forward

Building consensus to maintain global trade during a disease crisis is one of the most  important issues the global poultry industry should solve. Too often import barriers are raised for no good reason. read more >

Facing disease challenges in the future

As a senior veterinarian, André Derkx travels the world dealing with disease issues and challenges in commercial poultry. In this article, he considers strategies for dealing with disease risk effectively - and what future threats may loom large in the poultry business worldwide. read more >

Campylobacters: epidemiology, ecology and the potential for control

Because biosecurity measures at best delay rather than prevent contamination by Campylobacters, in the future innovative and sequential intervention strategies throughout the food production chain may be required. read more >

Emergency depletion and disposal of poultry flocks

Mass culling of birds following an outbreak of a highly pathogenic disease is a painful and delicate job. Burning and burying live birds is unacceptable and gives the poultry industry a bad image. Here are some more humane ways to deal with emergency depletion. read more >
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