Friday, March 13, 2026

Biosecurity steps to maintain clean vehicles and visitor restrictions

By Elizabeth Bobenhausen Poultry Times staff ebobenhausen@poultrytimes.com

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This is the fifth in a series from Poultry Times regarding the importance of biosecurity. This article focuses on keeping vehicles clean and safe and restricting or closely monitoring the flow of visitors to a facility.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — According to the USDA, biosecurity is defined as “everything people do to keep diseases and the viruses, bacteria, funguses, parasites, and other microorganisms that cause disease away from birds, property, and people.”

The USDA names two types of biosecurity; “structural biosecurity” and “operational biosecurity.” The USDA website describes structural biosecurity as “measures used in the physical construction and maintenance of coops, pens. . .

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