Hospitals offer inspiration for poultry biosecurity - Part 2: Communication is key

Researchers in Canada are looking to human hospitals as inspiration for developing next-generation techniques to improve biosecurity on poultry farms.

Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt, DVM, a professor in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Montreal, Quebec, said biosecurity remains one of the biggest challenges for poultry producers.

But technology such as real-time warning systems, combined with measures being utilized in hospitals to reduce disease spread, could make significant strides in improving the poultry industry’s biosecurity record.

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Full interview: Hospitals offer inspiration for next-generation poultry biosecurity tools

Hospitals offer inspiration for poultry biosecurity – Part 1: Two principles of biosecurity

Hospitals offer inspiration for poultry biosecurity – Part 2: Communication is key

Hospitals offer inspiration for poultry biosecurity – Part 3: Transportation biosecurity

Hospitals offer inspiration for poultry biosecurity – Part 4: Hospital technology to the rescue