Use of herbal preparations for the sanitation of animal premises

Preventive disinfection is the basis of biosecurity measures in livestock enterprises. Disinfection during animal husbandry and production of products “from field to table” guarantees the receipt of high-quality and safe livestock products. Disinfection (sanitation) measures of livestock premises are the main direction of prevention and control of infectious diseases of animals. Chemicals used during disinfection negatively affect the environment and pollute it. The main factors that can cause various infectious diseases of animals and reduce the quality and safety of food products are the presence of opportunistic microflora in livestock premises. If there is a large amount of it, microbial stress may occur, and subsequently the onset of an infectious process. To prevent this, it is necessary to carry out timely sanitation of livestock premises in the presence of animals using aerosols of non-toxic various disinfectants. Currently, the most promising disinfectants for obtaining organic livestock products are the use of plant-based sanitizing agents. The presented studies provide the results of the introduction of a sanitizing phytopreparation into the production of animal products, namely in pig farms, in comparison with the commercial disinfectant BTS Plus. Two sections of fattening piglets served as controls: in one of them water was sprayed, and in the other section only mechanical cleaning was carried out. According to the results of the studies, it was found that two sanitizing agents used in the form of low-dispersion aerosols at the rate of 150 ml per 1 m2 had a good bactericidal effect. After 24 hours of exposure, the level of bacterial contamination was reduced by almost two times and E. coli was not detected. In the control sections, a gradual increase in bacterial contamination was noted.