POULTRY FARM HEALTH AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Health and safety are often overlooked in many poultry farming concerns but they are just as important. Organic or free range poultry farms are often characterized with less automation, lower stocking density and smaller-sized sheds and that means the health and safety standards may not always be taken seriously. Ideally, visitors to a poultry farm must first wash their and disinfect their hands and feet before stepping into the poultry shed or the range area. Many poultry sheds have a trough with disinfectant or a wheel wash that is strategically placed at the entrance to the shed. More sophisticated poultry farms have biosuits as well as clean boots that must be donned before entering the shed. Such a professional and rigorous approach to poultry biosecurity will go a long way in preventing the spread of diseases and pathogens in the poultry shed. The same attention to detail must also be observed throughout the poultry farm in order to keep it safe. Emphasis should be pla...