US Poultry News
In light of the recent detection s of avian influenza (AI) in the United States , the U.S. poultry industry would like to assure the public that detailed response plans are in place for controlling the spread of the virus and for eliminating the virus entirely. The U.S. government and poultry industries have sophisticated systems and techniques to detect the introduction of the virus into a commercial poultry flock and have proven methods to quickly eliminate the virus .
The U.S. poultry industry has a strong avian influenza testing and detection pr ogram a dministered by the federal Nati onal Poultry Improvement Plan , in addition to each state ’s individual response plan. P oultry farmers also maintain strict biosecurity measures year - round , keep their fl ocks protected from wild birds and routinely test flocks for avian influenza.
The network of state and federal agencies, working in conjunction with the poultry industry, has already executed procedures to quarantine any affected flock and reduce the impact of these instances. None of birds from the affected flocks are viable for sale a nd have not entered the food chain
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