Biosecurity

Topics covered in the Oct. 2022 Issue: Poultry Grower Meeting Oct. 4 - Denton, MD "Sharing the HPAI Experience: What Happens in the First 24 Hours, Circulation Fan Research Results"; Biosecurity: Review and Tightening Up! HPAI on Delmarva Again...Still; Broiler Grower Settlement Forms Arriving to Mid Atlantic Growers: Background on the Class Action; The MDA Diagnostic Labs & Education Tour and Poultry Farm Management Workshop - Both Great Opportunities to Learn; Another Class Action Filed Claiming Companies Have Miscategorized Contract Growers

Two Kent County Backyard Flocks Test Presumptive Positive for Avian Influenza

'Protecting Your Flocks' Health in various languages and other biosecurity information

Housing should provide protection from all kinds of weather, predators, injury, and theft. Consider the location of your poultry house on your property. Locate the building in a well drained area, with access to water and electricity. Your job is to keep the birds comfortable at all times.

DOVER, Del - According to an article in the Delmarva Farmer, prior to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza being confirmed in a commercial poultry flock in Delaware on Feb. 23, multiple cases of of Eurasian H5 HPAI were detected in wild birds in Delaware on Feb. 16, as the bird flu continues to spread in the United States.

DOVER, Del - According to an article in the Delmarva Farmer, prior to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza being confirmed in a commercial poultry flock in Delaware on Feb. 23, multiple cases of of Eurasian H5 HPAI were detected in wild birds in Delaware on Feb. 16, as the bird flu continues to spread in the United States.

The possibility of an avian influenza (AI) outbreak on the Delmarva is scary. The recent HPAI outbreaks in Delaware and Maryland resulted in more than two   million birds at commercial poultry flocks being affected. Infected birds are euthanized to help contain the disease, resulting in large economic loss to both the grower and  integrator.

HPAI is dangerous to Commercial Poultry Growers and Backyard Growers

Disinfectants are agents applied to non-living objects to reduce the number of unwanted microorganisms to a safe level. Using disinfectants should be a routine part of daily farm sanitation. Sanitation includes the substances or methods used to destroy microorganisms in order to maintain a healthy, disease-free environment. Sanitation methods prevent unwanted organisms from coming back after disinfectants have been applied.

How to Protect the Health of Your Flock (in Spanish) 12 Points