The rearing and maintenance of breeding chickens in isolators: 1. Glass fibre isolators

Synopsis A method of ‘rearing and maintaining chickens from dayold to 80 weeks of age free from infectious bronchitis, Newcastle disease, infectious avian encephalomyelitis, CELO and GAL viruses, lymphoid leukosis, Marek's disease, Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Salmonella pullorum and other Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Eimeria spp. and helminths is described. The advantages of glass fibre isolators each with its own ventilation system are outlined.