Hatchery expert offers tips for fighting bacteria, improving biosecurity

With more US poultry companies reducing or eliminating antibiotic use in the hatchery, poultry companies need to make an even greater effort to guard against costly bacterial infections.

Chris Williams, PhD, a hatchery expert at Zoetis, recently talked with Poultry Health Today about this trend and what producers can do to evaluate the biosecurity of their hatchery.

He also discussed new innovations for minimizing bacterial transfer during in ovo vaccination.