University of Padova - Biosecurity Compliance in European Poultry Farms
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Biosecurity Compliance in European Poultry Farms at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,763 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Biosecurity Compliance in European Poultry Farms at FutureLearn Highlights
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
Biosecurity Compliance in European Poultry Farms at FutureLearn Course details
- On this four-week course from the University of Padova, learner will survey biosecurity measures at all stages of poultry production, and discuss how we can enhance compliance across Europe
- learner course leaders are a team of expert researchers specialising in European poultry farming and biosecurity
- They will provide step-by-step guidance on actions farms can take to enhance biosecurity
- Learner will compare and contrast levels of biosecurity compliance in different European countries, exploring how standards could be improved across the continent
- Learner's next step is to understand the various biosecurity measures recommended prior to and at every stage of the production cycle
- Learner will master a wide range of essential processes, including vector control, waste management, and cleaning and disinfection
- In the final week of the course, learner will focus on the specific challenges of biosecurity in egg production
- Learner will note the similarities and differences between egg and poultry farming, and learn how to safely handle hatching and table eggs
- Learner will finish the course armed with the training that need to make European poultry farming cleaner, safer, and more sustainable
Biosecurity Compliance in European Poultry Farms at FutureLearn Curriculum
Introduction to biosecurity in poultry farming in Europe
Introduction: scope and objectives of this course
What do you know about biosecurity?
Biosecurity in the countries involved in the project
Wrap up!
Biosecurity at each step of the poultry production: before starting the cycle
How to deal with biosecurity at the beginning of the productive cycle?
Setting the farm before the beginning of the productive cycle
Finally... arrival of poultry!
Wrap up!
Biosecurity along the productive cycle
How to deal with biosecurity along the productive cycle?
How to deal with biological vectors' control and management of wastes?
How are poultry houses managed?
End of the cycle: cleaning and disinfection (C&D) procedures and management of the flock
Wrap up!
Biosecurity of eggs
What the egg? Biosecurity in hatching and table eggs
How to deal with biosecurity for hatching and table eggs?
Insight into the topic
Wrap up!
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