What are the common mistakes in chicken coop disinfection? Chicken farmers should avoid them
Chickens are one of the most common poultry animals in the world, and raising chickens is also one of the most important farming activities in our country. Raising chickens requires careful attention and a correct management approach, otherwise many problems will arise. Among these, chicken coop disinfection is a necessary task, but many friends make numerous mistakes when disinfecting. So what are the common mistakes during disinfection? Let's take a look together below!
1. Incomplete disinfection
There are three methods of chicken coop disinfection, and each method can effectively prevent different pathogens from spreading through different routes, but they cannot replace one another. For example, some friends think that giving chickens disinfectant to drink can effectively block all diseases. This is actually wrong; the main disease prevention direction of drinking water disinfection is gastrointestinal diseases, but it cannot prevent respiratory diseases. So when disinfecting, we must reasonably use all three disinfection methods to achieve comprehensive disinfection, block the spread of all diseases, and reduce the incidence rate.
2. Discontinuous disinfection
Many farmers do not have a reasonable disinfection time interval when disinfecting, and sometimes they even interrupt the disinfection work. In fact, disinfection work is continuous throughout the entire reproductive period of chickens, and the frequency and timing of each disinfection method have certain requirements. For example, disinfection with chickens present can usually only be carried out around 20-21 days during the brooding period. This is because disinfecting too early will not only change the temperature of the chicken coop but also have a certain impact on the early disease prevention of chicks. So when disinfecting, we must not only persist in disinfection but also reasonably control the disinfection time and interval.
3. Improper disinfectant
There are many varieties of disinfectants for chicken coop disinfection, but some people, for convenience or even to save money, use the same disinfectant for a long time. Using the same disinfectant not only causes pathogens to develop resistance and reduces the effectiveness of the disinfectant but also affects the growth of chickens. Therefore, when choosing disinfectants, we should choose at least two or more disinfectants to use in rotation. Also note that you should observe the composition of the disinfectant and not choose disinfectants from different companies but with the same efficacy. With different ingredients, the disinfection direction of the disinfectant will naturally change as well.
4. Disinfectant concentration
Disinfectant concentration is also a common mistake many people make when disinfecting; they think that the higher the concentration of the disinfectant, the stronger the efficacy. In fact, excessive concentration not only wastes disinfectant but may also dissolve the feeding equipment in the chicken coop and may even have negative effects on the chickens. Moreover, for some disinfectants, the higher the concentration, the more the efficacy actually decreases, and it also increases the humidity in the chicken coop, affecting the growth of chickens. So we should control the concentration of the disinfectant well, appropriately increasing the dosage when the environment is suitable and during periods of high disease incidence, and reducing the dosage during rainy and low-temperature periods and during the brooding period, to ensure the chickens can grow normally.
The above is a brief introduction to the common mistakes in chicken coop disinfection. Disinfection is a necessary task in the process of raising chickens, as it can inhibit the spread of pathogens and reduce the incidence of disease. However, improper disinfection not only fails to protect the growth of chickens but can also pose certain threats, so everyone must pay attention. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only. If you want to learn more related information, please continue to follow us!