Recent Advances in Biosensor Development for Poultry Industry

Poultry sector is becoming important for the sustainable food chain. It is now rapidly growing across the world. Various biosensors for antibiotics and pathogens identification have been developed in comparison to traditional methods in poultry industry. Poultry market has already occupied a major share of worldwide farmer’s income. To prevent bacterial growth in farm birds many antibiotics are injected. Ultimately these antibiotic residues are found in them which results in a huge life-threatening scenario for the person who is consuming these animal products. The antibiotics that are widely used in poultry animals create antibiotic resistance in humans. Several biosensors are developed for detecting antibiotics residue in poultry birds. Biosensors are also used for the detection of infection-causing pathogens in farm birds and they have proven to be very useful when compared to other traditional screenings. Because of the increasing demand for eggs and meat due to the increasing population, it is expected that the poultry sector will expand in the future. Emerging nanotechnology is a key factor development of biosensors. Therefore, the chapter briefly explains the nanotechnology-based sensors for antibiotics and pathogens detection in poultry birds.