Health Management

Health management in 2026 has evolved into a “One Health” approach, where flock welfare is directly linked to human safety and environmental sustainability. The core of this strategy is preventive biosecurity, which focuses on three pillars: isolation, traffic control, and sanitation. Modern farms utilize “smart” monitoring systems that track water consumption and mortality trends in real-time, as a sudden drop in water intake is often the first warning sign of a disease outbreak like Coccidiosis or Infectious Bronchitis. By maintaining a strict “all-in, all-out” system and ensuring a minimum 14-day downtime for thorough disinfection between flocks, producers can effectively break the cycle of infection.

As the industry moves toward “No Antibiotics Ever” (NAE) production, maintaining gut health has become the primary defensive strategy. Instead of traditional growth promoters, farmers now utilize a cocktail of probiotics, organic acids, and phytogenic additives to stabilize the birds’ intestinal microflora. This is coupled with a precision vaccination schedule—often initiated at the hatchery—to protect against regional threats like Newcastle Disease and the H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza, which remains a high-priority risk in 2026. Ultimately, successful health management is no longer about treating sick birds, but about creating a resilient environment where disease cannot take hold.