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How can we manage the poultry market. |
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Answer» Some critical focus areas are as follows:1. BiosecurityWell-defined biosecurity practices throughout broiler production (pre-, during and post-placement) are crucial to successful poultry production.Effective biosecurity can aid hygiene, vermin and insect control on-farm and help to limit disease transmission within and between barns. 2. Downtime between flocksAdequate downtime of at least 14 days with appropriate cleaning and disinfection measures between flock placements helps to reduce transmission of disease between flocks and ALLOWS time to prepare for the next flock.3. Pre-placement preparationPre-placement PREPARATION is needed before the new flock arrives to help prevent losses during brooding and the rest of GROW out.Checkpoints to keep in mind: heaters, FLOOR temperature, temperature and relative humidity probes, ventilation, drinkers, feeders, ETC. |
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