Common biosecurity failures.
“People had some contact, whether wild birds and droppings, feathers or debris, or contact with backyard birds,” Rings explained. “Or it could be a lateral spread within a company where someone was not following procedures.
Sometimes it isn’t direct, but accidental or indirect contact with birds or their products.”
Then people fail to follow biosecurity procedures including the line of separation to divide the production side of a commercial poultry flock from the outside world.
“It’s using dedicated farm clothing or footwear,” he continued.
“Disposable coveralls and plastic boots are a form of dedicated clothing. It’s having inside and outside boots and using those exclusively in each location.
“It can be improper house entry procedures like not doing a boot change; not using a proper foot bath, which may be dirty or empty; and not using hand sanitizer and equipment sanitation,”
Rings said.
Keeping HPAI out of a flock also includes monitoring visitors and service people, and making sure everyone follows biosecurity protocols.
In the end, biosecurity is everyone’s job.
“Every person has a place at the table,” he added. “But growers are the ultimate guardians of their farm. They are on duty 24/7…to prevent and block any disease coming on their farm that would devastate their flock and livelihood.”
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