Hinojosa, CaroleeCaldwell, DavidByrd, JamesDroleskey, RobertLee, JasonStayer, PhilResendiz, ErinGarcia, Javier S.Klein, StephanieCaldwell, DenisePineda, MeganFarnell, Morgan2018-11-262018-11-262018-11-02Hinojosa, C.; Caldwell, D.; Byrd, J.; Droleskey, R.; Lee, J.; Stayer, P.; Resendiz, E.; Garcia, J.; Klein, S.; Caldwell, D.; Pineda, M.; Farnell, M. Use of Foaming Disinfectants and Cleaners to Reduce Aerobic Bacteria and Salmonella on Poultry Transport Coops. Animals 2018, 8, 195.http://hdl.handle.net/10919/86149Transport coops are infrequently washed and have been demonstrated to cross-contaminate broiler carcasses. We hypothesized that peracetic acid or a chlorinated cleaner, commonly used within poultry processing plants, can also be used to disinfect transport coops when applied via a compressed air foam system (CAFS). A mixture of fresh layer manure and concentrated <i>Salmonella</i> Typhimurium (ST) was evenly applied to the floors of four pre-cleaned transport coops and allowed to dry for thirty minutes. Treatments consisted of a (1) water rinse only, (2) product application with a water rinse, (3) product application followed by power washing and (4) power washing followed by application of product. Each foaming treatment was applied with a compressed air foam system and allowed 10 min of contact time. Samples were aseptically collected from the transport coops prior to and following treatment using a sterile 2 &times; 2-inch stainless steel template and a gauze swab pre-enriched with buffered peptone water. The chlorinated cleaner significantly (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.05) reduced aerobic bacteria and ST by 3.18 to 4.84 logs across application methods. The peroxyacetic acid (PAA) disinfectant significantly (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.05) reduced aerobic bacteria and ST by 3.99 to 5.17 logs across application methods. These data indicate that a compressed air foam system may be used in combination with a commercially available cleaner or disinfectant to reduce aerobic bacteria and ST on the surfaces of commercial poultry transport coops.application/pdfenCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalcleaning and disinfectionbiosecurityfood safetytransportation coopspoultryArticle - Refereed2018-11-22https://doi.org/10.3390/ani8110195