Description of 44 biosecurity errors while entering and exiting poultry barns based on video surveillance in Quebec, Canada

The effectiveness of biosecurity measures depends largely on the consistency of their applications by all those involved in poultry production. Unfortunately, poor biosecurity compliance has been reported repeatedly in poultry, as well in all other major animal productions. As part of a larger study...

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Published in:Preventive veterinary medicine 2011-07, Vol.100 (3), p.193-199
Main Authors: Racicot, Manon, Venne, Daniel, Durivage, André, Vaillancourt, Jean-Pierre
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Husbandry - methods
Animal Husbandry - standards
Animals
Biosecurity
Communicable Disease Control - methods
Communicable Disease Control - standards
Compliance
Female
Guideline Adherence
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Male
Poultry
Poultry Diseases - prevention & control
Quebec
Safety Management - methods
Safety Management - standards
Video surveillance
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Summary:The effectiveness of biosecurity measures depends largely on the consistency of their applications by all those involved in poultry production. Unfortunately, poor biosecurity compliance has been reported repeatedly in poultry, as well in all other major animal productions. As part of a larger study, we conducted an investigation on eight poultry farms in Quebec, Canada, to evaluate compliance of existing biosecurity measures using hidden cameras. The objectives were to evaluate and describe the application of biosecurity measures when entering and exiting poultry barns. A total of 44 different mistakes were observed from 883 visits done by 102 different individuals. On average, four errors were recorded per visit. The maximum number of errors made by one individual during one visit was 14. People observed over several visits made on average six different errors. Twenty-seven out of the 44 errors (61.4%) were related to area delimitation (clean versus contaminated), six to boots (13.6%), five to hand washing (11.4%), three to coveralls (6.8%) and three to logbooks (6.8%). The nature and frequency of errors suggest a lack of understanding of biosecurity principles. There is thus a need to improve biosecurity training by making educational material available to all poultry personnel demonstrating why and how to apply biosecurity measures.
ISSN:0167-5877
1873-1716
DOI:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.04.011