Hatchery sanitation: basics and innovations

Donna Hill, DVM, MAM, Dipl. ACPV, and Dr. Inge van Roovert-Reijrink, M.Sc.

Hatcheries are changing worldwide to meet current and future demands. Today hatcheries are recognized as a key step in the food production chain. The hatchery hygiene standard must be very high to meet these demands. Innovation in hatchery design, ventilation systems, and sanitation are the keys to achieving high-level hatchery hygiene. There are two main considerations in designing and maintaining a high-level hygiene hatchery.

There are two main considerations in designing and maintaining a high-level hygiene hatchery:

• Incubation equipment
• Machine and ventilation design

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