Flexible assessment of biosecurity in small- and medium scale poultry farms in low and middle income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biosecurity measures are essential for mitigating the risk of pathogen introduction and spread in farms. While standardised tools for monitoring biosecurity implementation exist, they are often not tailored to the specific needs of low and middle income countries (LMICs), where pathogen occurrence and farming practices can be highly variable compared to intensive high income country settings. The aim of our study was to develop a flexible risk assessment tool for evaluating biosecurity practices on small and medium-scale poultry farms in LMICs. The methodology described here allows local experts to adapt the tool to current conditions.

Results

The development process began by combining two existing questionnaires. These were evaluated by nine experts with expertis

SUBMITTER: Nielsen SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11806742 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature