The document discusses ensuring a quality environment for new broiler flocks through proper sanitation. It emphasizes the goals of sanitation which are to have clean conditions to minimize disease and promote performance. A good biosecurity program is important to prevent disease introduction, including farm location, human/animal disease transmission prevention, and farm/house cleaning. The plan of action outlined includes cleaning brooders, removing litter, washing, cleaning feed/water systems, and disinfection. Methods like windrow composting, dust removal, decaking, washing down equipment, and adding litter amendments are described for sanitizing the poultry house before new birds arrive.

1. Ensuring a Quality Environment for New Broiler
Flocks
Drew Wear
Poultry Health 2016
Dr. Giambrone

2. C O L L E G E O F A G R I C U L T U R E | P O U LT RY S C I E N C E
Goals of Sanitation
 Clean conditions within the poultry
house
 Minimize the adverse effects of
disease
 Optimum environment to promote
performance and bird welfare
Photo Courtesy: Drew Wear

3. C O L L E G E O F A G R I C U L T U R E | P O U LT RY S C I E N C E
Disease Prevention
A good biosecurity program must be in place to prevent the
introduction of disease organisms into the flock.
 Farm location/construction
 Preventing diseases transmitted by humans
 Preventing diseases transmitted by animals
 Farm and House cleaning

4. C O L L E G E O F A G R I C U L T U R E | P O U LT RY S C I E N C E
Plan of Action
 Clean brooders
 Remove litter
 Washing
 Clean feed and water systems
 Disinfection

5. C O L L E G E O F A G R I C U L T U R E | P O U LT RY S C I E N C E

6. C O L L E G E O F A G R I C U L T U R E | P O U LT RY S C I E N C E
Windrow Composting
• Pros
• Effective way to lower the pathogen
load in litter (if able to hold
temperature)
• Cheap
• Cons
• Time consuming
• High ammonia levels while piling
litter
• Can cause inside of house to rust
Photo Courtesy: Drew Wear

7. C O L L E G E O F A G R I C U L T U R E | P O U LT RY S C I E N C E
Photo Courtesy: Drew Wear

8. C O L L E G E O F A G R I C U L T U R E | P O U LT RY S C I E N C E
Dust Removal
• The goal here is to remove the
dust or at least get it to fall on
the litter
• Use a leaf blower to remove
dust
Photo Courtesy: Drew Wear

9. C O L L E G E O F A G R I C U L T U R E | P O U LT RY S C I E N C E
Decaking
• The development of the
decaking machine allows for
fast turn around and clean out
times
• Allows to reuse litter
• Provides a dry clean litter
source
• 2-3 days time
Photo Courtesy: Drew Wear

10. C O L L E G E O F A G R I C U L T U R E | P O U LT RY S C I E N C E
Washing Down
• Washing down is important for two
reasons:
• To clean
• To inspect equipment
• Process
• Wash all fans
• Wash evaporative cooling pads
• If able pans and nipples
Photo Courtesy: Farmerboyag.com

11. C O L L E G E O F A G R I C U L T U R E | P O U LT RY S C I E N C E
Final Steps
 Top dress litter with saw dust
 Spray disinfectant and
insecticide
 Let equipment down and run
feed
 Began preheating
 Add litter amendments
Photo Courtesy: Poland Farms

12. C O L L E G E O F A G R I C U L T U R E | P O U LT RY S C I E N C E
Conclusion
Photo Courtesy: Drew Wear