biosecurity

There should be a named biosecurity officer for each site and breaches must be recorded. Photo: Canva
05-12-2023 | News

Biosecurity – the inner shell strategy against bird flu

A comprehensive poultry biosecurity programme as a prerequisite
25-07-2022 | Article

A comprehensive poultry biosecurity programme as a prerequisite

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14-02-2022 | News

Parasite Special: Reserve your space now!

Research has repeatedly shown that farmers uptake of biosecurity recommendations if often poor. Photo: Bert Jansen
07-01-2022 | News

Biosecurity key for broiler farm workers to control Campylobacter

Figure 1: Representation of positive biofilm interaction with S. aureus: positive biofilm alone (a), positive biofilm (green) and S. aureus (red) (b), visualisation of the S. aureus cells only (red) (c) and pure culture of S. aureus (red) (d). Illustration: INRA Micalis
03-01-2022 | Article

Using positive biofilms to manage the microbial environment of poultry

Last year, Northern Ireland was hit by a non-notifiable low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) strain that caused significant morbidity, mortality and falls in production. Photo: Michel Velderman
24-09-2021 | News

Disease control challenges of non-notifiable LPAI

Dewulf said there are three golden rules for entrance and they apply to everyone entering the facilities: Use herd-specific footwear, herd-specific clothing and wash hands upon entering. Photo: Koos Groenewold
25-08-2021 | Article

Biosecurity breaches major contributing factor in disease outbreaks

Researcher Joshua Cassar led the study at Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences in Pennsylvania, US. - Photo: Penn State
19-07-2021 | Article

Pulsed UV light to decontaminate eggs