BirdEase: An integrated diagnostic system for bacterial detection in poultry farms

家禽业面临着越来越大的压力，要求改善初级生产中的生物安全措施和清洁度；用于早期疾病检测的先进诊断是议程上的重要事项。针对这一特定的行业需求，该项目将为集约化家禽生产系统开发一种综合的农场预警细菌传感系统，针对禽肉中流行的主要食源性疾病病原体：弯曲杆菌、大肠杆菌和沙门氏菌。这项整合了样品采集、无化学浓缩、声光检测和无缝用户展示的创新，只有通过领先的农业科学家和工程师与家禽生产商和行业信息提供者的跨学科融合才能实现。总体目标是使生产者能够及早做出决策，采取预防性控制措施，最大限度地减少下游交叉污染，从而减少供应链内食源性疾病的发病率。

There is increasing pressure within the poultry industry to improve biosecurity measures & cleanliness in primary production; advanced diagnostics for early disease detection are high on the agenda. In response to this specific industry need, this project will develop an integrated on-farm early-warning bacterial sensing system for Intensive Poultry Production Systems, targeting key foodborne disease pathogens prevalent in poultry meat: Campylobacter, E.coli & Salmonella. The proposed innovation integrating sample collection, chemical-free enrichment, acousto-optic detection & seamless user presentation, is enabled only by the inter-disciplinary convergence of leading agri-scientists & engineers with poultry producers & industry informers. The overarching objective is to enable earlier decision making by producers to instigate preventative control measures that minimise downstream cross-contamination, thereby decreasing foodborne disease incidence within the supply chain.