A study of innovative and participatory methods for educating poultry producers on the significance of practicing on-farm biosecurity
Keywords:
Poultry, biosecurity, cost benefit, education and extension, hand washing, boot washing, personal protective equipment.Abstract
Biosecurity is the key within the poultry industry in preventing the spread of diseases and infections. A
“biosecurity culture” is needed to increase the adoption of farm biosecurity practices because financial
incentives are not always apparent. The objective of this project was to provide innovative and participatory
education and extension to industry leaders that would enable them to act as “biosecurity champions” and
promote recommended practices sparking a “biosecurity culture”. By using Glogerm™, a luminescent
product (under UV light) in this project was able to visually and immediately demonstrate the effectiveness
and importance of inexpensive, but yet effective biosecurity practices.
