Disinfecting Game Rearing Equipment

April 6, 2022

Now is the time to ensure that you have thoroughly cleaned and disinfected all your game rearing equipment. Including sheds, transport crates, feeders, drinkers, vehicles and water pipes.

If equipment has been stored away in a barn for a period of weeks or months, this should be re disinfected before setting up for the start of the season.

It won’t be long until the chicks arrive!

Top tips for a disease free season

Wash and clean down everything at the end of the rearing season with a foaming cleaner such as Biosafe or Biogel. Smaller items can be soaked in a large tank with a detergent such as DM CID. This will remove debris and dirt from the surfaces.

Biosafe Foaming Cleaner

After cleaning it’s time to disinfect. A general purpose & cost effective disinfectant such as FAM 30 is ideal. But when there is potential cocci issues it is extremely important to use a licensed disinfectant that kills coccidiosis such as Interkokask.

FAM 30 Disinfectant

DEFRA approved disinfectant for FOOT & MOUTH, Swine Vesicular, Avian Influenza, TB & General Orders.

• Cleans and disinfects in one.
• Active in the presence of organic matter (e.g. muck)
• Quickly kills bacteria, viruses and fungi.

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FAM 30 Disinfectant - 5 litres or 25 litres

Don’t neglect drinking water hygiene

A large number of chicks share the same drinking source which can lead to a rapid spread of disease. Water sanitisers are essential for good biosecurity and water hygiene. CID 2000 is designed for a thorough clean, it removes biofilm and limescale from the drinkers and drinking system before use.

Ensure lines are clean while birds are in. CID Clean is ideal for preventing biofilm build up in the drinking system, it is safe for the birds to drink in a diluted forum.

“By installing a Dosatron unit and using CID Clean water sanitiser, it makes it easy to supply the cleanest water possible to my birds”

Robert, Dorset Gamekeeper.

Predator control

Keep predators and vermin under control by baiting or trapping. Feed silos and containers must be regularly cleaned, maintained and properly sealed, to prevent vermin and wild birds accessing and contaminating feed.

You can read more about Vermin Control ideas on the blog here!

Limit and record any visitors

Covered foot dips such as the Footcheck prevent sunlight and debris from accessing the foot dip and causing the disinfectant to breakdown and cause contamination.

For further information please refer to the up to date DEFRA document Biosecurity and preventing welfare impacts in poultry and captive birds.

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