NDSU Extension - Williams County issued the following announcement on April 1.
All poultry owners should practice good biosecurity to protect their flock from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in a wild snow goose in North Dakota on March 24 and in a non-commercial, backyard chicken flock in Kidder County. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department sampled a wild bird mortality in Burleigh County that was confirmed positive by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory in Ames, Iowa. Samples from the North Dakota flock were tested at the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa.
According to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) webpage, “Avian influenza is caused by influenza Type A virus (influenza A). Avian influenza viruses are classified as either “low pathogenic” or “highly pathogenic” based on their genetic features and the severity of the disease they cause in poultry.”
“With HPAI being confirmed in migratory birds in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota, biosecurity becomes an essential defense for your flock against this virus,” says Mary Keena, NDSU Extension livestock environmental management specialist.
Keena stated that consistent biosecurity is key. Pay special attention to the line of separation, or the line between your clean flock and the “dirty” environment.
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