Articles by Martine

Describe 'BIOSECURITY in the poultry yard' here The word biosecurity is bandied about a lot in the livestock industry, but what does it mean to you and me as a backyard poultry keeper? Biosecurity applies to all facets of health and cleanliness in your yard, from vaccination of the flock...

Every time I say to people " You should vaccinate your flock against...a...b...c...," I get the same reply: I Never vaccinate, I believe birds should handle their own immunity. I belong to a show poultry organisation called SASPO in South Africa, the South African Show Poultry Organisation. In...