College of Veterinary Medicine, Pampanga State Agricultural University, Magalang, Pampanga, Philippines; School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines.
School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna, Philippines.
Poult Sci. 2020 Jun;99(6):3047-3059. doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2020.02.004. Epub 2020 Mar 5.
The biosecurity status of 397 broiler farms in Central Luzon, the highest poultry meat-producing region in the Philippines, was assessed using Biocheck.Ugent. This online biosecurity assessment tool quantifies biosecurity level or compliance of surveyed farms. The system generates scores that reflect the current biosecurity status of each farm in terms of the different external and internal biosecurity measures being implemented in each farm. It was initially developed for pigs and broilers but recently is available for layers, swine, and cattle (beef, dairy, and veal). The overall biosecurity score of broiler farms in Central Luzon was 71.2%, with average external and internal biosecurity scores of 68.5 and 77.2%, respectively. Bataan had the highest biosecurity scores (76.5%) compared with the other 6 provinces. This was also true for the external and internal biosecurity scores of the province, with mean scores of 72.1 and 80.1%, respectively. Of the 11 subcategories of external and internal biosecurity that were assessed, purchase of day-old chicks, feeds and water supply, supply of materials, cleaning and disinfection, and materials between compartments had scores higher than the global scores. Low scores were generated from transport of live animals and infrastructure and biological vectors. The mean biosecurity score of farms with traditional/conventional type of housing was 7.8% lower than that with tunnel vent housing. Every year as the farm gets older, there was a corresponding drop of 0.2% in the biosecurity score. Biosecurity measures are in place in broiler farms in the country. However, there were areas with low scores which need to be prioritized to improve and upgrade the farms' biosecurity status. To date, this is the first quantitative assessment of biosecurity in broiler farms in the Philippines. High biosecurity scores may entail greater protection from disease incursion.
对菲律宾最高禽肉产区中吕宋岛的 397 个肉鸡养殖场的生物安全状况进行了评估，使用的是 Biocheck.Ugent。这种在线生物安全评估工具可量化被调查农场的生物安全水平或合规性。该系统生成的分数反映了每个农场当前的生物安全状况，涉及到每个农场实施的不同外部和内部生物安全措施。该系统最初是为猪和肉鸡开发的，但最近也可用于蛋鸡、猪和牛（肉牛、奶牛和小牛肉）。中吕宋岛肉鸡养殖场的整体生物安全得分为 71.2%，外部和内部生物安全得分分别为 68.5%和 77.2%。巴丹的生物安全得分最高（76.5%），高于其他 6 个省。该省的外部和内部生物安全得分也同样如此，平均值分别为 72.1%和 80.1%。在所评估的 11 个外部和内部生物安全子类别中，购买雏鸡、饲料和供水、供应材料、清洁和消毒以及隔间之间的材料等类别的得分高于全球得分。动物运输和基础设施以及生物媒介的得分较低。采用传统/常规类型的鸡舍的农场的平均生物安全得分为 7.8%，低于采用隧道通风鸡舍的农场。随着农场的老化，每年的生物安全得分都会相应下降 0.2%。该国的肉鸡养殖场已经采取了生物安全措施。但是，仍有一些得分较低的领域需要优先考虑，以提高和升级农场的生物安全状况。迄今为止，这是菲律宾首次对肉鸡养殖场的生物安全进行定量评估。高生物安全得分可能意味着更大程度地免受疾病入侵的保护。
