Evaluation of Biosecurity Measures in Layer Farms in Khartoum State, Sudan

Maisa El Sanousi Mustafa*1 and Hyafa Mohammed Ismail2
Page No. 23-31

The high susceptibility of poultry to disease outbreaks makes a comprehensive biosecurity
technology a necessary practice in poultry farms to protect the farms from both intentional and
unintentional threats from biological agents. Therefore this study evaluated the biosecurity
measures in layer farms in Khartoum State, make comparison between the biosecurity practices
carried in close system and open system followed in those and measures the cost of implementing
biosecurity on layer farms. A total of 45 layer farms (33 closed and 12 open systems) were chosen
from Khartoum, Khartoum North and Omdurman. Data were collected by using structured
questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics method. The Results from the
survey showed that open system farms tend to have a less secure boundary than that of the close
system farms. The results was found that 45(100%) of the farms surveyed have a fence, and
37(82.2%) of the farms have disinfectants in gate, only 16(35.6%) of the farms have a routine pest
control, The study show only (8.9%) of the farms share equipments, and 9(20%) of the farms
surveyed no cleaning the water system 4(12.1%) of the farms were close system compared with
5(41.7%) of the farms were open system. The results, also, showed that 40(88.9%) of the farms
isolation of diseased birds. All 45 (100%) of the surveyed farms had record keeping, and
31(68.9%) of the farms surveyed had no training programs.
Keywords : Biosecurity measures, Layer Farms, Khartoum State, Sudan