10 Reasons you must not live near poultry farm

It is seen that many individuals are ignorant of the wellbeing dangers innate in living near poultry ranches, incubation facilities, and handling plants. Indeed, even greater part of the individuals who whine or dissent when a business poultry ranch is set up in their neighborhood don't have a clue about the genuine threat.

They for the most part grumble of the smell exuding from the homestead. On the off chance that they know the greater peril, they would not permit it to take off in the principal occurrence, except if the rancher has consented to the difficulties rules and other security guidelines.

Misfortune implies the separation recompense that must be given between area of a poultry ranch and private structures and different structures. For private structures other than poultry cultivates the misfortune must not be under 500 feet; for open places, for example, schools, houses of worship or mosques, it must not be under 1,500 feet; for open raodways, it is 150 feet; and for streams, it is, in any event, 100 feet.

The wellbeing hazard is more regrettable for the laborers in poultry. This is the explanation there are standard security rules and guidelines each poultry ranch must consent to so as to shield the wellbeing and government assistance of their laborers.



A poultry farm: Living too close to it leads to health problems.


Below are the dangers.


1. Poultry dust:This is the biggest of the dangers. The dusts and feathers of birds emanating from poultry farms have been found to be very toxic. They contain dangerous micro-organisms which have been traced to debilitating airborne infections such as respiratory problems, asthma or chronic airway obstruction, bacterial and fungal diseases.


2. Zoonotic infections:These diseases are transmitted from birds to humans, especially, if the closeness leads to contact with the birds or their wastes. They include bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic diseases. Salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis, tuberculosis, and avian influenza are among the most common zoonotic diseases that are transmitted from poultry to humans.


3. Gasses:Harmful gasses used by poultry farms as pesticides, disinfectants, and litter treatments can cause health problems.



4. Offensive odour:This is the poultry problem in neibourhood commonly known many, because the odour is easily perceivable. However, it is less deadly than the ones mostly hidden to majority. It is also bad for health and can make you feel seriously uncomfortable.


5. Noise:Endless combined noises of the birds and processing plants in poultry farms could put you at great discomfort and make you lose sleep regularly if you reside too close to the farm. Regular loss of sleep has serious health consequences.


6. Waste and dead-birds:Any poultry farm too close to residential areas, unless with superb waste and litter management, will put its neighbours at serious risk of disease transmission and possible epidemics. Feces of chickens and turkeys are found to contain pigeon antigens and, according to research, when the antigens get to human’s lungs, they may lodge there and start producing a variety of reactions.


7. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria:This is regarded as a risk for everyone, but there are suggestions that working in or living near poultry farm could lead to an increased risk of it. Scientists are still working on the theory.



8. Water quality:If the poultry farm is too close to the sources of water to the community, the water would get polluted by toxic feathers, dust, waste and emissions from the poultry operations, thereby, spreading water borne diseases among residents. Setback that must be observed as stated earlier is, at least, 100 feet away from streams.


9. Children: There is an elevated risk of respiratory health problems associated with living near poultry for children exposed to the toxic dust. Available researches show that children’s lungs are still in developing stage and therefore more fragile. This makes their lungs incapable of dispelling the toxic materials, thereby leaving harmful organisms to develop into big health problems.


10.Soil quality:The soil around poultry farms becomes reduced in quality and harmful because of heavy presence of toxic feathers, dust and industrial emissions.



It is, however, pertinent to mention here that this should not be misconstrued to mean that poultry farms are our enemies. Far from it. As a matter of fact, it is one of the most important sources of protein and nutrients needed by human to grow and stay healthy. Even, the eggs have been found by studies to be, not only nutritional, but very medicinal. World medical bodies have strongly recommended consumption of one egg per day to all categories of people, most especially, children. This is the reason poultry business remains one the most lucrative farming businesses anywhere.


The article is only meant to inform the public of the dangers of undesirable proximity between their residences and commercial poultry farms, and to also make the farms keep to the internationally acceptable safety guidelines and regulations for the benefit of all.