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Tennessee Dept of Ag confirms case of AI

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Jen Mitchell:
Thanks, Gordon and Don... no worries, am staying well out of that area... and yes, trying to stay under the radar with Ag as much as possible... was putting in for APA membership and wanted to push NPIP, but think I will wait on the NPIP part... :/

Birdcrazy:
I see this morning that another county in Tennessee had an outbreak of AI. Here again it was a large commercial flock. I feel for those small backyard breeders who fall in the restricted area for inspection. I just hope that this is the last of the AI scare for 2017. Hang in there Ameraucana breeders that fall in this group, the rest of the ABC members are pulling for you. We hope this is just a temporary inconvenience.

Susan Mouw:
As the weather warms up, the AI scare will melt away.  The AI virus cannot survive in warm temperatures. 

But, who knows what will happen this fall when it starts to cool down?  I know I'll sure be watching this...

Just had my semi-annual AI test for every bird on the place and, thankfully, all a pass.  Of course, if it wasn't a pass, I'm sure I would have noticed birds dropping over long before.

Don:
I hope that it melts away and does not show it's troubled head again for sure.  This was another farm from the same Producer company?

I think all of us would know if we have the HPAI for sure and that seems to be the one that's always is in the news. I have questions though if with the Show flocks they are looking for HPAI or Any Strain or any antibodies to the strains.  I Don't Trust the commercial industry in that regard and I feel like the State and USAGs are only concerned about that aspect.  I know that the industry does not like the show hobby, they claim that we cross state lines and carry issues which Might cause them issues.  IMO, if our birds get in the way, they will be gone in the blink of an eye.  If you read their action plans, they have demographics on anyone that has poultry within a distance of a flock with any issues.   They have options to quarantine or depopulate, their choice. 

Don:
Gordon, where was the other infection found, I can't find it in my search engine?  was the original flock breeders, egg layers.....? 

I also had not heard of the following related news, from Reuters 4 days ago,

"In recent months, different strains of bird flu have been confirmed across Asia and in Europe. Authorities have culled millions of birds in affected areas to control the outbreaks.

France, which has the largest poultry flock in the European Union, has reported outbreaks of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu virus. In South Korea, the rapid spread of the H5N6 strain of the virus has led to the country's worst-ever outbreak of bird flu."

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