Biosecurity in Poultry Farms

- How susceptible are the microorganisms to various disinfectants

The descending order of resistance of disease agents is:

1-Coccdial oocyst.

 2- Spores (i.e. clostridial diseases) and acid-fast bacteria (i.e., Mycobacterium avium).

3- Gram-negative bacteria (i.e., Pseudomonas, E.coli, Salmonella).

4- Fungi (i.e., Candida and Aspergillus).

5- Non-enveloped viruses (i.e.,enterovirus & adenovirus)

6- Gram-positive bacteria (i.e., Staph aureus).

7- Lipid enveloped viruses (i.e., Avian influenza virus)