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Preventing disease introduction on a farm should be the centre of focus for all egg producers.
Egg producers need structural and procedural biosecurity
PREVENTING dis- ease introduction on to a farm from all angles should be the centre of focus for egg produc- ers.
biosecurity measures, Prof Lossie gave exam- ples including the pe- rimeter buffer, line of separation, farm traffic poultry house entry, foot baths, mortality dis- posal, water sources and fences.
Procedural biosecurity
resent them have fully understood and signed a visitation policy or agreement and read through your SOPs is very important,” Prof Lossie said.
Evaluating sick flocks first will increase the risk of spreading disease to other flocks.
The importance of im- plementing structural and procedural biosecu- rity measures to prevent disease introduction from all possible di- rections was discussed by Assistant Professor Geoffrey Lossie of Pur- due University College of Veterinary Medicine during the 2022 Virtual Shell Egg Academy on August 15, 2022.
“One of the best exam- ples for structural bios- ecurity are fences,” Prof Lossie said.
Regarding procedural biosecurity measures, Prof Lossie gave exam- ples, including standard operating procedures for personnel and contract labour, personal protec- tive equipment usage standardisation, and maintenance of struc- tural biosecurity meas- ures such as footbaths or hand sanitiser stations.
Visitor logs were noted as one of the most cru- cial yet frequently ig- nored aspects of proce- dural biosecurity.
Younger birds have had less time to be ex- posed to disease com- pared to older flocks, so the chances that they could be infected are lower.
Structural biosecurity involves the physical construction and main- tenance of the poultry premises that strengthen biosecurity, while op- erational or procedural biosecurity is the prac- tices, procedures and policies that are con- sistently followed by personnel, according to Prof Lossie.
“If you’re using well water, there is potential for that water to become contaminated, changing the water sanitation pro- gram may be needed.”
“Knowing which indi- viduals outside of the company have been on a premise is extremely important for tracing the source of a potential dis- ease outbreak.”
“If you want to wear hats in a poultry barn, you need to have site- specific hats, just like you do everything else.” he said.
Structural biosecurity
“Biosecurity doesn't always have to be tech- nologically advanced, so this is a good example of a simple entry system,” Prof Lossie said.
“Making sure that contract labourers and the companies that rep-
Young flocks should be evaluated first and sick flocks should be evaluated last.
Prof Lossie recom- mended that phones be placed in Ziploc bags while in the barn and wiped down with disin- fectant after leaving.
Concerning structural
“They keep unwanted guests off the poultry farm.
Bird moving crews or vaccination crews that work with other compa- nies were described as high risk due to their travel between different farms after potential ex- posures to other poultry.
“Visitor logs are one of the most neglected aspects that I find when evaluating a site’s biose- curity,” Prof Lossie said.
Additionally, hats and mobile phones are like- ly to cause biosecurity breaches, Prof Lossie noted.
Danish entry systems were noted as an ef- fective and simple bi- osecurity measure, in which street clothes are removed before entering a poultry house.
Poultry non-contact times of 48-72 hours are a common addition to contractor or visitor SOPs to ensure no con- tact with other poultry – including backyard or small flocks – has been had for anyone entering the farm’s premises.
Some commonly for- gotten biosecurity aspects
“I have seen people rip holes in their bio suits to access phones while in a barn.
The order of opera- tions when evaluating multiple flocks is impor- tant to remember also.
“Phones are by far one of the biggest personal biosecurity errors I see.”
POULTRY producers have a major challenge every day in the manage- ment of liquids.
starts with electric-drive machines going from 1800 to 4000psi, with flows up to 21LPM.
They need to clean, steri- lise, collect and pump away waste and often provide fertiliser and nutrients to grow feed.
Prices are low too, with the Aussie Sizzler a new stainless-steel entrant to the market.
Aussie Pumps has come up with a package that cov- ers everything, from grow- ing through to final pro- duction of the end product.
The Aussie Pumps hot- water range also includes a 4000psi Honda engine- powered steam cleaner with a temperature range up to 130C.
Aussie Pumps chief engi- neer John Hales said, “We have managed to go all the way from initial birth and production through the growing cycle to product on the supermarket shelves.” A clean environment is essential
The machine comes in a stainless-steel frame and is mounted on four wheels to make it portable anywhere on the farm.
Keeping the sheds clean to grow healthy chicks is mandatory.
Best of all, using steam means the elimination of caustic or harmful carcino- genic chemicals being used in the shed for cleaning. Pumping effluent
It’s not only a legal obli- gation but is also a matter of good business.
The Aussie Pumps range includes super heavy duty cast-iron semi-trash pumps capable of moving up to 2300LPM.
Aussie Pumps produces a range of Australian con- ceived, designed and built pressure cleaners, all the way up to 5000psi ma- chines.
Recently introduced models include a high-head capability that can pump small compressible solids in suspension.
They can be electric or engine drive, and all fea- ture stainless-steel frames, heavy duty Bertolini triplex pumps fitted with solid ce- ramic pistons and ‘cool-fin’ crank cases.
The new machines fea- ture flows and high heads, with the ability to handle up to 1200LPM and pump to a vertical lift of up to 80m.
The range includes flows of up to 40LPM, making them suitable for both wash and flush activities.
They all self-prime and are built in a mono-block style execution, with the quick-open front port for easy cleaning.
Best of all, the machines are designed in line with Aussies registered ‘scud’ concept, where the stain- less-steel frames are de- signed to have virtually zero sharps.
Silicon carbide mechani- cal seals and stainless-steel wear plate are standard.
They are claimed to be the most occupational health and safety friendly pressure cleaners in the world.
“As an ISO9001 certified c o m p a n y, A u s s i e P u m p s believes in delivering prod- ucts that work” Mr Hales said.
“We even have some sheds operating their own high-pressure water jetters, which not only wash and flush and clean but also clear blocked drains using our Aussie ‘cobra jetter’ concept,” Mr Hales said.
“Our products are sourced as components from developed countries.” Trash pumps are a farming essential
“The jetter concept fea- tures the use of 4000 and 5000psi pressures to clear blocked drains fast, without the use of mechanical or electric drive drain clean- ers – it’s fast, cheap and clean.”
These are engine-driven machines with flows of up to 6000LPM and the abili- ty to pump to heads of 47m.
A NEW national ani- mal welfare standard for poultry was announced recently – following an independent review and seven long years of de- liberations, frustrated by industry lobbying.
rail the process, Humane “Humane Society In-
development of animal welfare standards, which determine how millions of Australian animals spend their lives.
most a decade ago. Battery cage
Steamy activities
They all feature excellent priming capabilities – with some models capable of vertical lift of up to 7.6m – and are designed to handle solids in suspension up to 3” in diameter.
State governments should do the right thing and legis- late more rapid phase outs of battery cages.
“We are also calling for an overhaul of the animal welfare standard setting process.
The Albanese Govern- ment has made the follow- ing commitments:
and country:
• 1992 Switzerland
• 2010 Austria
• 2012 Belgium, Bul-
Some poultry farmers have graduated to hot wash and steam-clean machines – to not only clean but dis- infect at the same time.
The new standard finally sets a deadline to end the use of barren battery cages, but not until 2036.
More than 300 compa- nies around the world have already pledged their move to cage-free eggs, and 30 of 36 nations of the Organi- sation for Economic Co- operation and Development have already outlawed or are winding up convention- al battery cages.
• It pledged to invest $1 million each year to fund the inspector-general for animal welfare to oversee national animal welfare strategy, with the aim of increasing accountability and transparency in ani- mal welfare policy
garia, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hun- gary, Ireland, Italy, Lithu- ania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Repub- lic of Cyprus, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
The World Health Organ- isation states that using hot water at over 60C will kill almost all germs, including coronavirus.
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The review of the poultry standard began in 2015 and a public inquiry in 2018 attracted strong public in- terest with almost 170,000 public submissions, the vast majority of which called for a cage ban.
“That this review took seven years is indicative of a system that is dys- functional and in dire need of reform.”
Aussie Pumps range
Notes
• It committed to in- vesting $5 million over four years to renew the Australian Animal Wel- fare Strategy, an impor- tant national initiative that was defunded by the coalition government al-
• 2021 Iceland
• 2022 New Zealand
• 2024 Mexico
• 2027 Czech Republic,
It’s all part of the job.
Aussie Pumps makes a range of trash pumps also, which are suitable for use in anything from farming to processors.
Deadline set to end battery cages for layer hens
Driven by either petrol or diesel-engine drives, these machines are part of the Aussie Pumps quick prime range.
Society International was pleased a deadline had been agreed but said it should be treated as a final back stop on cruelty.
ternational is calling on state governments to put in place faster phase-out deadlines so that Aus- tralia catches up with the global movement away from cruel cages.
bans around the world by bat- tery cage phase-out date
After the process stalled, an independent panel – ap- pointed to review the Aus- tralian Poultry Standards and Guidelines – recom- mended a phase out be- tween 2032 and 2036, and the standard announced sets that as the agreed na- tional deadline.
Countries such as Swit- zerland, Austria, the United Kingdom and the Euro- pean Union all completely phased out battery cages before the seven-year re- view had started.
Among the recommen- dations of an independent panel was the phase out of battery cages between 2032 and 2036, as shown on page 30 of the new standards and guidelines.
Czechia
• 2029 Israel
• 2036 Canada
Aussie Pumps package covers everything from grow- ing through to final production of the end product.
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The confinement of layer hens to battery cages is cruel and out of step with community expectations, the animal welfare organi- sation Humane Society In- ternational stated.
Humane Society Inter- national Australia animal welfare campaigner Geor- gie Dolphin said, “The science is clear and public sentiment is clear – that’s why so many corporations and countries have banned cruel cages already.”
Humane Society Inter- national is a member of the Australian Alliance for Animals that is work- ing to tackle the underly- ing inequalities in Aus- tralia’s animal welfare system.
Battery cages are no larger than an A4 piece of paper and prevent a host of natural behaviours such as roosting, nesting, foraging, and dustbathing.
“Industry has had plenty of warning that a deadline was coming, the market has been heading that way for years,” Mr Dolphin said.
• The establishment of truly independent authori- ties for animal welfare
Considering egg industry lobbying threatened to de-
• An independent, con- sistent and transparent legislated process for the
“Up to 55 million more hens could suffer in bat- tery cages over the next 14 years.
• The creation of min- isterial portfolios for ani- mal welfare separate to agriculture
Humane Society International is calling on state gov- ernments to put in place faster phase-out deadlines so that Australia catches up with the global move- ment away from cruel cages.
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HSI – together with the Alliance – is calling for: