VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

SANITATION WITHIN THE ANIMAL HOUSE

• Despite proper cleaning and one or two times of washing of floor, there are more chances for the accumulation of feces and feces which often get mixed with urine and they get embedded in the crevices of floor or wall. Hence there may be a possibility of a heavy “build-up-of-Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria ”.
• Often, due to the conditions like suitable climate that comprises the apt temperature, humidity and rain fall changes, there is increase in the spread and survival of these bacterial organisms especially ,when cleaning works are not done in a proper manner.
• Application of effective disinfectants like the glutaraldehyde will be of highly useful in destroying the bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic pathogens.