Revolution in poultry disease outbreak control

07-06-2016 | | |
Knowing who was on the poultry farm is essential for disease control. Many vehicles are equipped with GPS beacons, so together with location details of mobile phones almost everyone and anything can be tracked.<br />[Photo: Koos Groenewold]
Knowing who was on the poultry farm is essential for disease control. Many vehicles are equipped with GPS beacons, so together with location details of mobile phones almost everyone and anything can be tracked.
[Photo: Koos Groenewold]
Tracking people, vehicles and other contacts in case of a disease outbreak is essential to stop the virus or bug in its tracks. Innovations in two cutting-edge systems that combine smartphone apps, powerful software and GPS technology provides lightning fast outbreak management and protection of flock health. Two new patented biosecurity systems, one for halting disease outbreaks and one for better protecting flock health, have been introduced to officials in the United Kingdom, having already


Get full access to all stories on Poultry World

This Premium article is exclusively available for subscribers

Obtain insights from exclusive interviews

Dive into articles covering trending industry topics

Get a glimpse into poultry farms worldwide

All the news is brought to you by experienced editors and experts from around the world

Redacteur 1

Nathalie
Kinsley

Redacteur 2

Fabian
Brockötter

Redacteur 3

Tony
McDougal

Hein
Treena Hein Correspondent