Hatchery Disinfectant Manual
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DISINFECTANT USAGE
GENERAL
Numerous chemicals are used as surface disinfectants.
All exhibit varying properties. As a result, there are
many factors that effect the potency and effective us-
age of these disinfectants in a controlled hatchery
environment. Tables 4 and 5 offer suggestions on a
number of chemicals that have been used effectively,
and to which areas of the hatchery they can be been
utilized.
PROPERTIES OF DISINFECTANTS
The following tables illustrate
•
Six groups of surface disinfectants and their effec-
tiveness in killing various disease producing
microorganisms - Table 4.
•
The effectiveness of surface disinfectants when
used in various locations and applications within a
hatchery - Table 5.
Table 4: Properties of Disinfectants
Table 5: Hatchery Use of Disinfectants
Data Source for both tables: modified from Agriculture Canada, Hatchery Sanitation, 1978 and http://www.antecint.com
*
Number of + indicates degree of affinity for organic matter and the corresponding loss of disinfecting action
+
Indicates a positive property (level of association)
-
Indicates a negative property
+ -
Indicates limited activity
**
Virkon
Hatchery Use of Disinfectants
Area Use
Hatchery Equipment
Water Disinfection
Personnel
Egg Washing
Floor
Foot Baths
Rooms
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
-
+ -
+
+
-
+
+
+
-
-
+
+
-
-
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
-
+ -
-
+
+
+ -
Properties of Disinfectants
Property Chlorine Iodine Phenol Quaternary Formaldehyde multi component
Ammonium (37% by wt.)
oxidation cpd. **
compounds
Bactericidal
Bacteriostatic
Fungicidal
Virucidal
Toxicity
Activity with Organic Matter *
+ -
+
-
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+
+
-
+
+
+ -
-
-
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+++
++
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