Properly managing mortality

Dead birds dying or destroyed on the farm can become an important source of diseases by serving as a direct source of germs and attracting insects, pests, and wild animals that carry diseases. With proper mortality management and effective bio-security programmes, many of these problems would be alleviated and production would hence be improved. By Dr. Salah H. Esmail, Cairo, Egypt Carcass disposal is one of the major daily problems facing poultry meat and egg production facilities,