How to carry out good hygiene and disease prevention during the brooding period of white-feathered broilers
Chicks have weak constitutions and poor resistance to pathogenic microorganisms. Once any disease occurs, it is difficult to control; even if the progression of the disease is brought under control, it will still cause irreparable losses to future production. Therefore, during the brooding period, hygiene and disease prevention work must be done well, and prevention must be the priority. The following must be achieved:
1. Feeding management must be strengthened, the flock must be carefully cared for, and the body's resistance must be enhanced. Feed is required to be fresh and properly formulated, meeting the chickens' needs for various nutrients as much as possible.
2. Provide a continuous supply of sufficient drinking water; provide suitable temperature, humidity and light for chick growth, keep the chicken house air fresh, and ventilate frequently. The stocking density of chicks should be reasonable.
3. Regularly carry out immunization with various vaccines to enhance the body's resistance. In the early brooding stage, preventive medication can also be given to reduce the occurrence of common diseases such as pullorum disease in chicks.
4. Establish a strict disinfection system and persist in carrying it through to the end to eliminate various pathogenic microorganisms. For utensils such as feed troughs and drinking waterers, disinfect regularly with 1%-2% hot alkaline water or 0.1% potassium permanganate solution, and set up a disinfection pool at the entrance.
5. Establish a strict isolation system. For newly purchased chicks, there must be an isolation house; personnel are prohibited from moving between chicken houses; personnel should be fixed.
6. Create a quiet growth environment for the chicks, prevent sudden loud noises, and prevent cats, dogs, etc. from entering the brooding house, so as to avoid causing panic and resulting in crushing injuries or deaths. 7. Eliminate rodent damage, because rats can not only bite chicks to death but also spread diseases, which is a major harm to the chicken industry and must be thoroughly eliminated.