Methods and Technical Key Points for Avian Influenza Prevention and Control in Chicken Farms

Viral infections often occur in chicken farming today, and the most common one is avian influenza. However, there are also many types of avian influenza, such as the currently occurring H7N9 avian influenza and the previously occurring H5N1, H7N1, H7N2 and other avian influenza viruses. Different avian influenza viruses also have certain differences in the impact they have on different breeds of chickens, so how do chicken farms generally prevent and control avian influenza? The editor has compiled the following points for everyone, let's take a look below.

1. Keep the air circulating inside the farm

Keeping the air circulating inside the chicken farm is a detail that is very easy to overlook when it comes to preventing avian influenza. This is mainly shown in that when the weather is relatively cold, while keeping warm we also need to pay attention to properly ventilating the interior to keep the indoor air fresh, so as to avoid bacterial infection. At the same time, cold protection is also necessary, so as to avoid a cold triggering influenza.

2. Keep the farm clean and hygienic

Sanitation and cleaning of the chicken farm is also very necessary. Because chicken manure and some food residues, etc., after being piled up for a long time without being handled in time, will breed a large amount of bacteria through fermentation, and the chickens basically move around in this environment, leading to bacterial infection, which makes triggering a new type of avian influenza very possible as well. Basically, we must clean at least once every three to five days or so, so as to keep the farm hygienic and avoid unnecessary losses.

3. Do a good job of disinfection and sterilization

Sanitation handling on the farm is not just a simple matter of cleaning up and being done with it; the work of disinfection and sterilization is also very important. Many chicken farms clean up their sanitation every day, but in the end still trigger avian influenza, and a large part of the reason is that the chicken farm was not disinfected. To avoid the occurrence of avian influenza, generally a thorough disinfection of the chicken farm is needed about once every fifteen to twenty days.

4. Do a good job of vaccine prevention and control measures

Vaccine prevention and control measures run through the entire breeding process. First, the farm needs to have vaccines specifically for preventing and controlling avian influenza; second, the selection and purchase of vaccines must be legitimate; then the injection of vaccines must also follow proper procedures. Only this is the best way to handle it. In daily feeding, we can mix an appropriate amount of antibiotics into the feed to enhance the resistance of the flock, and we can also inject vaccines at irregular intervals to form antibodies in the chickens' bodies and achieve an immune effect.

5. Isolation and treatment

We all know that avian influenza is extremely contagious, so when a case of avian influenza is found, isolation must be carried out in time. Generally, the symptoms of avian influenza are very similar to those of an ordinary cold. As long as similar symptoms are found, isolation can be carried out, then after confirmation, treatment can finally be carried out. This can stop losses to a great extent.

It is currently also a peak season for avian influenza, so friends who raise chickens need to be more careful when breeding. Recently the weather has been changing quite a lot, so pay attention to doing a good job of keeping warm and protecting against the cold, so as to avoid triggering a cold. At the same time, it is also necessary to prepare for vaccine prevention and control. The above is all the content the editor has shared with everyone today about how to prevent and control avian influenza in chicken farms, and I hope it can be of some help to everyone.