Dr. Annette Jones, our State Veterinarian, informed me today that HPAI has been confirmed in a WILD Canada goose in Sonoma County. This is addition to positives in wild waterfowl in Colusa County. Keep your birds indoors or under a SOLID cover.
Smiles, lively visiting, and cheers were all part of the gathering for the 2022 California Avian Bowl State Qualifier. Teams came from all over the state to compete. However, many competitors and families first caught up with old friends, not seen since the start of the pandemic.
Thanks to Kevin Simmons (National Poultry Improvement Plan Coordinator, Arkansas) I am able to share this map with you. No longer are the confirmed cases far, far away. You can easily see that there are new cases in the west. Please also note that BACKYARD and commercial flocks alike are being infected. I will say it again: keep your birds under solid cover and practice the best biosecurity you can.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is now on our coast. The OIE (also known as the World Organization for Animal Health) has confirmed that HPAI has been isolated on the west coast of the United States. A bald eagle that died in Vancouver, BC was positive for HPAI.
The following information from United Egg Producers has just been shared with me. You may be under the false impression that HPAI is only hitting commercial poultry. This is NOT the case, as New York has just experienced. – Dr. Bradley
“The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard flock (non-poultry) in Suffolk County, New York.”
The following alert was just received from Dr Annette Jones, our California State Veterinarian:
“WASHINGTON, February 9, 2022 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock in Dubois County, Indiana. This is the first confirmed case of HPAI in commercial poultry in the United States since 2020.”
USDA confirmed today that a wild American wigeon (dabbling duck) in Colleton County, South Carolina has tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N2. Be sure you are practicing the best biosecurity possible.
2022 Avian Bowl State Qualifier will be held Sat., Feb. 26th at the Big Fresno Fairgrounds, in conjunction with the Greater California Society of Poultry Fanciers’ Show.
Entry forms will be available on this website, the week of Jan. 10th. Check back for more details.
Attached is the 2021 Avian Bowl State Qualifier entry form for Junior and Senior teams. Note the Qualifier will be held on August 14, and entries are due August 2.