Chemtex Speciality Limited

  “Cleaning and disinfection have always been important for optimum hatchery performance. Effective cleaning and disinfection must prevent biofilm from establishing by removing all organic and inorganic residues, foreign bodies and micro-organisms, from surfaces” – Aline Kuntze Ferreira, Incubation Specialist, Aviagen Even the best hatcheries experience pathogenic activity as conditions in poultry sheds turn unhygienic, permitting the multiplication of illnesses, such as Salmonella, E. coli and Campylobacter, which have a direct effect on the health and food standards. Post mortems of first week mortalities or winnows regularly bring about separation of the above species and others from conditions, for example, omphalitis/yolk sac contamination and excited/tainted hawk joints. An efficient disinfecting program is important in every poultry bio-security program . The time of disinfection must be after de-populating/ emptying the old chickens and entry of the new ones, going by t...