Avian Science Research Centre

Management practices to reduce the risk of transmission of disease onto and away from a production site. Irrespective of size, integrated company to backyard flock, advice can be given on:

• Tailoring biosecurity programmes to unit requirements
• Biosecurity audits
• Training employees in good practice

Some typical projects are as follows:

• Workshops on Avian Influenza for Scottish poultry producers
• Biosecurity audit and recommendations for a medium-sized egg producer
• Production of guidelines for use in recent FSA campaign 

The benefits to be gained include:

• Reduction in variability and mortality
• Reduce condemnations at the processing plant
• Improved feed conversion ratios
• Cost savings as cost of prevention is almost always less than the cost of disease