The interior of a commercial poultry house is a high-density place where a single particle of an airborne respiratory virus can replicate quickly, infecting and sickening all the birds within days. Right now, when highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strikes, farmers have no choice but to depopulate their entire flock, and often those on neighboring farms as well, to halt the spread of the deadly disease.
Imagine, however, if poultry producers could deploy a device that cleanses the air and surfaces of their facilities with no harm to the chickens. As the birds feed and move through the litter, an automated system emits a fine, pressurized mist that blankets the facility at precise intervals, destroying HPAI virus particles before they can harm the birds’ respiratory tracts. Read more