An additional biosecurity measure in poultry houses is to not allow employees to do what?

• A. Keep birds at home
• B. Feed outside the premises
• C. Transport birds without authorization
• D. Share equipment with other farms

Answer: (A)

The main idea is to minimize how human activity can introduce disease to a poultry operation. If an employee keeps birds at home, pathogens can hitch a ride from the home flock to the farm and back again through clothing, footwear, equipment, or vehicles. Even if the worker feels fine, they can unknowingly carry viruses or bacteria into the poultry house or contaminate surfaces, increasing the chance of introducing an infection to the flock. Requiring staff not to keep birds at home directly cuts off this common bridge between home flocks and the farm, making it a straightforward and effective biosecurity measure.

Other practices like feeding outside the premises, transporting birds without authorization, or sharing equipment with other farms are important too, but they address different routes of transmission. The policy about not keeping birds at home specifically targets the human-mediated pathway that comes from personal flocks and daily life, which is why it’s the best fit here.