Chicken rearing equipment - Chicken cages are places where hens and broilers have always lived. Therefore, it is inevitable that chicken broil will leave the chicken's droppings, feed and other substances. It will easily breed bacteria after a long time. If the farmer simply cleans up, the surface can only be cleaned and the bacteria can not be cleaned up. Therefore, the farmer should disinfect the chicken cage to effectively remove the bacteria. During the disinfection process, farmers should also pay attention to a few points.

1. Reasonable choice of disinfectant:

The choice of disinfection drugs should be targeted. According to the purpose, target, and epidemic trend of the disinfection, drugs should be selected according to the principle of high efficiency, broad spectrum, economy and side effects. At present, the following types are commonly used: chlorine, the side effects are small, the higher the temperature, the stronger the bactericidal power, and the more the drinking water is disinfected. The quaternary ammonium salts have a strong killing effect on Gram-positive bacteria, and are often used for disinfection of sheds and equipment. Formaldehyde is effective against bacteria and viruses, but it is slow, corrosive, and is often used for disinfection in sheds. Different pathogenic microorganisms have significantly different sensitivities to disinfectants. For example, microorganisms that form spores are less sensitive to disinfectants, and thus the concentration and duration of action of the drugs used are increased. Most disinfectants have effects on bacteria, but have little effect on bacterial spores and viruses. Therefore, the characteristics of pathogenic microorganisms should be considered when eliminating infectious diseases, and disinfectants should be selected correctly.

2. Maintain a suitable temperature:

In addition to flame disinfection relies entirely on temperature to kill microorganisms, other methods of disinfection are also affected by temperature changes. The bactericidal effect of the disinfectant is proportional to the temperature, the temperature is increased, and the bactericidal effect is enhanced, so the summer disinfection effect is stronger than that in winter. Disinfection in the high temperature season in summer can reduce the temperature of 3 to 4 °C, and play a role in heatstroke prevention and cooling of the chickens, effectively reducing heat stress. In the winter, the temperature should be raised by 1~2 °C before disinfection to reduce the impact of disinfection and cooling. When the fumigation method is adopted, the disinfection effect is lowered at a temperature of 15 ° C or less, and the disinfection effect is best at an ambient temperature of 25 ° C to 40 ° C.

3. Maintain proper humidity:

Environmental humidity has a great influence on fumigation and disinfection. If the humidity is too high or too low, it will affect the disinfection effect and even lead to disinfection failure. When fumigation is carried out with formaldehyde or peracetic acid, the humidity is required to be 60% to 80%. In addition, most disinfectants lose their disinfection after drying, and solution-type disinfectants can only function effectively when in solution. When the relative humidity is 60% or less, the bactericidal power is strong. When the relative humidity is 80% to 90%, the sterilizing power is reduced by 30% to 40%. This is because the increase in relative humidity affects the penetration of ultraviolet rays.

The above is the three chicken cages in Ghana disinfection points shared with the farmers. The disinfection process farmers can refer to the “Disinfection Process of Chicken Cage in Poultry Farming Equipment” for understanding.