Determination of the effectiveness of a commercial disinfectant in broiler production houses

An effective and adequate sanitation program is one of the critical steps in biosecurity in poultry farming. The aim of this study was to control the hygienic conditions of the broiler houses which’s disinfection was made with a commercial disinfectant contains peracetic acid, hydrogen peroxide and didesil dimethyl ammonium chloride. The study was conducted in 3 different broiler houses. One of the broiler houses was used as a control group and disinfection was made with 16 % gluteraldehyde. In the other two broiler houses commercial disinfectant was used according to the manusfacturers recommendation. Samples were taken from different periods of breeding; 24 hours after cleaning before disinfection, after disinfection before chicks arrival and after chicks arrival. Svap samples were taken from different points in the house considering the places that can be critical for the production. Aerobic bacteria, coliform, Enterobacteriaceae, coagulase positive Staphylococccus, Salmonella spp. and E. coli were analyzed from the samples. It was observed that there were 2-4 log decreases at most points after disinfection also, no coagulase positive Staphylococcus and Salmonella spp. were detected. According to the results, commercial disinfectant was found to be effective but there was no difference detected between the hygienic conditions of the three broiler houses