In modern livestock production optimum hygiene and biosecurity management systems are of prime importance. Disease prevention through sound management and provision of clean feed, water and a clean environment are key factors in keeping animals healthy. It is therefore of paramount importance that the hygiene status of these is known and understood.
Biosecurity BV has developed an effective monitoring system called Bio-swab ™ which enables you to take quantitative surface or water samples for plating and incubating on farm to measure standard Total Viable Counts (TVC) or specific bacteria colony forming units (CFU). Targeted measures can only be successful if the target is known.
With The Bio-swab ™ Starter Kit it is possible to put in place an in-house monitoring system which records the data generated which can then be used to develop an internal management system to achieve and maximise higher health status goals.
Measurement is knowledge.
There are Bio-swab™ sheets available for the detection of the following
organisms:
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Total Viable Count (total aerobic bacteria)
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Enterobacteria
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Salmonella spp / Entero combined
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E.coli
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Coliform
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E. coli / Coliform combined
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Staphylococcus aureus incl. S. hyicus
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Yeasts and Moulds
