Pathogen Reduction

Reducing pathogens on-farm begins with good biosecurity practices but actually intersects with all the other topics on this portal. Here we have assembled some additional resources and information that will assist in the goal of not only reducing pathogens like Salmonella, but also in raising healthy birds successfully with reduced antimicrobials.

Using Glo-Germ to illuminate pathogen containment and spread

In this video we go through some examples to see how bacteria and viruses can be tracked into the barn using different barn entrance designs.

Biosecurity at the barn entry

This video is a great reminder of the importance of separating “clean” and “dirty” areas at the entry of the barn.

Footbaths: Helping or hindering biosecurity efforts?

Footbaths are never an adequate replacement to boot changes when moving from the Controlled Access Zone to the Restricted Area.

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Biosecurity I: Traffic

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Biosecurity II: Pest control and disease management

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Brooding I: Barn prep

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Brooding II: Bird management

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Coccidiosis and necrotic enteritis

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Cleaning and disinfection

Barn entry

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Better management, biosecurity could mean lower Salmonella levels in NAE farms

New research has suggested that Salmonella levels in no-antibiotics-ever (NAE) poultry systems could be lower than those on conventional broiler barns.

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