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| Most importantly, remember that these
germs are often spread around to your birds by people. So, it's important
to control who comes into contact with your flock. We call this traffic
control. Along with this, you should isolate your birds and
keep them away from people, other birds and anything else that might carry
germs. Lastly, keep your bird area clean and sanitary. The germs are often found in manure and other discharges from infected birds. Because they are invisible to us, they can be easily picked up on our hand, shoes, cages and equipment. Unknowingly then, the germs rub off on the birds when we are feeding or petting them and they become sick. |
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 Microscopic germs can be passed onto healthy birds without us knowing it. |
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| Sample questions: | |
| Poultry biosecurity "traffic control" is essentially: a) controlling who or what comes into contact with your birds. b) well coordinated traffic lights c) using a crossing guard at schools d) disinfecting your cages |
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| Germs can easily
be picked up on our hands, shoes, cages and equipment without us even knowing
it. a) True b) False |
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| Go on to the next lesson | |