Management And Biosecurity Practices On Broiler And Layer Farms In Bahri Locality Khartoum North

Omer A,Abdelbasit Habib,Salim Gibril

doi:10.21608/javs.2019.62651

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the present status of management and biosecurity practices in broiler and layer farms in Khartoum North, Sudan, and to compare between the biosecurity practices in broiler and layer farms. The primary information included farm characteristics, technical management practices and biosecurity practices carried out in each of these farms. A total of 30 farms (20 broilers and 10 layers) were chosen from Khartoum North .The data were collected using structured questionnaire. The respondents were farm owners, farm managers, and veterinarians. The results showed that the broiler farms had a higher level of biosecurity than the layer farms. The average mortality of the broiler house was 5.5% when compared with 6.45% of the layer, type of bedding material 100% for broiler compering with 70% for layer, close system in the farm visited are 60% and 30% in broiler and layer the biosecurity levels were regarded as high in the chicken meat sector but no assessment was made on the chicken egg sector due to a low response rate and high level of rodent and insect control. In addition, the results indicated that broiler and layer farms do not allow for visitors to enter of about 60% and 40% respectively. Only 10% of visitors change their cloths for layer farms compared with 45% for broiler farms, while 60% and 40% have no animal restriction policy

Highlights

The goal of the poultry industry is to provide an economical, safe and sustainable meat source for consumers while maintaining a profitable market
In the poultry industry it includes practices such as footbath use, disposable shoe covers worn inside houses and restricting farm access to practices that should have been taken into consideration when implementing a biosecurity program were not properly addressed
This result is similar to that obtained by Tabidi, et al (2014) who reported that the percent of broiler farms (69.5%) was found to be greater than that of layer farms (30.5%) at Khartoum Bahri provinces

Summary

Introduction

The goal of the poultry industry is to provide an economical, safe and sustainable meat source for consumers while maintaining a profitable market. In the poultry industry it includes practices such as footbath use, disposable shoe covers worn inside houses and restricting farm access to practices that should have been taken into consideration when implementing a biosecurity program were not properly addressed. Investigation of such parameters as well as the examination of the compliance of individual farms with the actual biosecurity practices as cited in the regulations is very important in the Sudan. The purpose of this study was to collect data via a survey on all farm characteristics, management and biosecurity practices performed in bahri locality to check the biosecurity measures adopted in these farms with the intent of identifying strengths and weaknesses in their biosecurity program

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