Page 2 of articles about farm-staff
Staged loading to improve farm biosecurity
The movement of live animals out of the farm can compromise farm biosecurity. A meticulously designed transfer facility and safe load out protocols are key to prevent the risk of cross contamination.
Report: Yangxiang, the 9-storey farm
333, together with Javier Lorente, visits the spectacular Chinese farm in which 28,000 sows are housed in 9-storey buildings.
Biosecure entry for farm personnel. Preventing two-legged fomites
We highlight different options for segregation of clean/dirty zones at the personnel entrance into the farm. This is where biosecurity starts. Keeping it simple and easy to follow increases the likelihood of an effective protocol.
Can we apply principles of outdoor farming on an indoor unit? Facilities and management (II/II)
The second part of this article tells us what we can learn from sow's nesting instinct, creep-feed intake, relationship with the operator and groups formation in camping systems for use in our closed farms.