Until further notice, Alabama has now banned exhibiting or selling chickens or any type of birds together. This includes regional and county fairs, live bird markets, auctions, swap meets, festivals, and flea markets.
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza (HPAI) of North American wild bird lineage in a commercial chicken breeder flock in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
Preliminary testing by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the presence of H5 avian influenza on a duck farm near St. Catharines, Ontario.
Many of us are asking ourselves where the summer went, and it is difficult to find a good answer. I hope you had some deserved downtime with family at some point.
On Dec. 19, 2014, in a backyard flock of mixed poultry in southern Oregon, a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 outbreak was recorded. A crushing 180 days later, on June 17, 2015—the date of the last recorded detection—more than 48 million birds were dead as a result of the outbreak.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 has resulted in the deaths of 35 million egg-laying hens, a loss of 12 percent of the egg industry. An immediate concern is shortages of egg products used in the bakery industry.
