People are the key to rodent control on poultry farms

摘要

A good rodent control program is a vital part of a poultry farm's biosecurity program. Rats and mice are important vectors of Salmonella, mycoplasmas, E.coli, Pasteurella and worms.In addition to being biosecurity risks, rodents can have a significant impact on the economics of poultry farming because their gnawing and nesting behaviors can damage structures, and they can eat a lot of poultry feed. One rat consumes as much as 40 pounds of feed in a year, and a mouse can eat 4 pounds.