Cleaning, disinfection and downtime: the science behind the steps (products, contact time, order)
At level 2 you learned the steps of the downtime. Here you learn why they work, and why they so often fail: a disinfectant sprayed on a floor that is still dirty is money thrown away, a footbath in the sun no longer protects after a day, new litter laid on damp concrete recontaminates the next flock before it even arrives. Between two flocks you have one single chance to start from zero. This lesson gives you the order of operations, the product families without brand names, the contact times and the length of the downtime, with the reason for each figure.
14 min read · 5-question quiz at the end
By Abdul Hussein ChoumanFounder of NEXTEKCI · Agnibilékrou hatchery since 2006This lesson is part of Level 9 — Advanced health: understand, prevent, monitor. It opens to registered students who have passed the level 8 exam. Levels 1 to 5 and the tracks remain readable by everyone.
- ✓Explain why organic matter is the enemy of the disinfectant and why the order of operations matters
- ✓Carry out the fifteen steps of cleaning-disinfection in the right order
- ✓Tell the main families of disinfectants apart, their strengths, their limits and the safety rules
- ✓Set the length of the downtime and check the result before the next flock