Poultry PM SDL Flashcards by Leah Stevenart

Would this be a process 1 or process 2 trigger level?

Process 2 trigger

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Scenario:
* Two houses of broilers containing 16,700 birds in total were depleted at 35 days old.
* The production report accompanying the birds to the slaughterhouse stated a cumulative daily mortality at the farm of 8%.
* The Broiler Condition Report for the houses can be seen in the following page.

Questions:
* Would this be a process 1 or process 2 trigger level?
* What could be the cause(s) of the rejects?
* How could these be avoided/reduced in the future?

Process 1 trigger
There is cellulitis/dermatitis and septicaemia which could be indicative of a bacterial infection
Good terminal cleanout and disinfection. Vaccination or metaphylactic treatment of future placement of birds on the site, is indicated if the pathogen is known

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Scenario:
* Two houses of broilers containing 16,700 birds in total were depleted at 35 days old.

Questions:
* Would this be a process 1 or process 2 trigger level?
* What could be the cause(s) of the rejects?
* How could this be avoided/reduced in the future?

Process level 1
Pododermatitis could be caused by standing on wet litter. This could be poor husbandry or related to birds scouring due to GI tract disease
Better management, more litter, enhanced ventilation and better GI tract disease control

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