Using UV disinfection instead of antibiotics in poultry farming
Portable UV device should reduce incidence of infectious diseases that require treatment with antibiotics.
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Portable UV device should reduce incidence of infectious diseases that require treatment with antibiotics.
Infectious diseases pose a huge problem in poultry farming. Poultry farmers are often forced to rely on antibiotics to tackle this issue. However, this can sometimes result in germs developing resistance to these drugs. These resistant pathogens then find their way into our food via animal products. The frequent use of antibiotics can therefore pose potential health risks to both animals and humans. With the help of a compact device that combines several processes, including UV disinfection, photocatalysis and particle filtration, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Te...