Design and Application of Enclosed Corridors and Related Facilities in Scale Swine Farms
Pig production industry has been seriously damaged by African swine fever(ASF)in China since 2018 when it was introduced into China. The spreading routes of animal diseases including ASF could be effectively blocked through the construction of enclosed corridors in scale swine farms. In Heng County of Guangxi,the living area,pens,material fumigation room,loading/unloading platform,discharge outlet for dead pigs and other ports were connected by the enclosed corridors,by which the gateway to pens for disease prevention and control was moved forward to go deep into the prevention and control measures,so as to block the spread of pathogens through such multi-layer blocking. In the paper,the design considerations and application process of enclosed corridors and related facilities were introduced for the purpose of providing some references for implementation of various bio-security measures,prevention and control of ASF and other animal diseases in scale farms.