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Poultry Biosecurity Resource Forum

Biosecurity in the Egg Processing Plant
It's all about traffic and hygiene!

How to keep disease agents on egg flats or egg racks from infecting your flock
Tips to prevent the access of disease agents to your flocks via the egg collection process

How are you doing with disease prevention? (PDF: 580K, 2pp)
A checklist to guide you through disease control on your ranch

Hand sanitation for visitors and employees
Hand sanitation is important but frequently ignored in biosecurity programs

Keeping feet clean
What to look for in boots for use on the poultry farm

How much can they take?
A guide to the resistance of disease agents to heating, drying, and disinfectants

Composting to inactivate disease agents
How long does it take to inactivate disease agents during composting?

Innovative ways to control traffic on the farm
Tips for on-farm traffic control


Contact us to share your ideas for biosecurity innovations:
  Carol Cardona, DVM, PhD, ACPV
Poultry Health and Food Safety
Specialist
Veterinary Medicine Extension, UC Davis
One Shields Avenue
University of California
Davis CA 95616-8736

530 754-5041
cjcardona@ucdavis.edu
Doug Kuney
Area Poultry Farm Advisor
UC Cooperative Extension
21150 Box Springs Road
Moreno Valley CA 92557-8718
909 683-6491 ext. 226
drkuney@citrus.ucr.edu

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