Monitoring biosecurity in poultry production: an overview of databases reporting biosecurity compliance from seven European countries

Mattias Delpont (), Luis Salazar, Jeroen Dewulf (), Artur Zbikowski, Piotr Szeleszczuk, Anne-Christine Dufay-Lefort, Nathalie Rousset, Annick Spaans, Arthi Amalraj, Giuditta Tilli, Alessandra Piccirillo (), Aitor Devesa, Sandra Sevilla-Navarro, Hilde van Meirhaege, László Kovács, Ákos Jóźwiak, Jean-Luc Guerin () and Mathilde Paul ()
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Mattias Delpont: IHAP - Interactions hôtes-agents pathogènes [Toulouse] - ENVT - Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse - Toulouse INP - Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) - UT - Université de Toulouse - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Luis Salazar: IHAP - Interactions hôtes-agents pathogènes [Toulouse] - ENVT - Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse - Toulouse INP - Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) - UT - Université de Toulouse - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Jeroen Dewulf: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Faculteit Diergeneeskunde [UGhent, Belgium] - UGENT - Universiteit Gent = Ghent University = Université de Gand
Artur Zbikowski: SGGW - Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Piotr Szeleszczuk: SGGW - Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Anne-Christine Dufay-Lefort: ITAVI - Institut Technique de l'AVIculture
Nathalie Rousset: ITAVI - Institut Technique de l'AVIculture
Annick Spaans: Southern Agriculture and Horticulture Organization
Arthi Amalraj: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Faculteit Diergeneeskunde [UGhent, Belgium] - UGENT - Universiteit Gent = Ghent University = Université de Gand
Giuditta Tilli: Unipd - Università degli Studi di Padova = University of Padua
Alessandra Piccirillo: Unipd - Università degli Studi di Padova = University of Padua
Aitor Devesa: CECAV - Centro de Calidad Avícola y Alimentación Animal de la Comunidad Valenciana
Sandra Sevilla-Navarro: CECAV - Centro de Calidad Avícola y Alimentación Animal de la Comunidad Valenciana
Hilde van Meirhaege: Vetworks BV
László Kovács: UNIVET - University of Veterinary Medicine [Budapest, Hungary]
Ákos Jóźwiak: UNIVET - University of Veterinary Medicine [Budapest, Hungary]
Jean-Luc Guerin: IHAP - Interactions hôtes-agents pathogènes [Toulouse] - ENVT - Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse - Toulouse INP - Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) - UT - Université de Toulouse - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Mathilde Paul: IHAP - Interactions hôtes-agents pathogènes [Toulouse] - ENVT - Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse - Toulouse INP - Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) - UT - Université de Toulouse - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement

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Abstract: Compliance with required on-farm biosecurity practices reduces the risk of contamination and spread of zoonotic and economically important diseases. With repeating avian influenza epidemics in the poultry industry, the need to monitor and improve the overall level of biosecurity is increasing. In practice, biosecurity compliance is assessed by various actors (e.g., academic, private and public institutions), and the results of such assessments may be recorded and gathered in databases which are seldom shared or thoroughly analyzed. This study aimed to provide an inventory of databases related to the assessment of biosecurity in poultry farms in seven major poultry-producing European countries to highlight challenges and opportunities associated with biosecurity data collection, sharing, and use. The institutions in charge of these databases were contacted and interviewed using a structured questionnaire to gather information on the main characteristics of the databases and the context of their implementation. A total of 20 databases were identified, covering the gamut of poultry species and production types. Most databases were linked to veterinary health authorities or academia, and to a lesser extent interbranch organizations. Depending on the institutions in charge, the databases serve various purposes, from providing advice to enforcing regulations. The quality of the biosecurity data collected is believed to be quite reliable, as biosecurity is mostly assessed by trained farm advisors or official veterinarians and during a farm visit. Some of the databases are difficult to analyze and/or do not offer information concerning which biosecurity measures are most or least respected. Moreover, some key biosecurity practices are sometimes absent from certain databases. Although the databases serve a variety of purposes and cover different production types, each with specific biosecurity features, their analysis should help to improve the surveillance of biosecurity in the poultry sector and provide evidence on the benefits of biosecurity.

Keywords: prevention; surveillance; audits; avian influenza; broilers; egg layers; turkeys (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-08-15
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Published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023, 10, pp.1231377. ⟨10.3389/fvets.2023.1231377⟩

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