eBay sellers still selling hatching eggs from avian flu infected areas
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Good catch. Some people seem to somehow not know that AI is in their area of there are stop movements in place, so its good for buyers to be aware (for many reasons).
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I could just see that as a bad way for it to spread across the country :-/
Unfortunately most of those sellers are illegally shipping hatching eggs across state lines. Every state has animal import regulations and hatching eggs are considered live poultry as far as import regulations are concerned. The minimum requirement for most states is either NPIP certification or a Veterinary Certificate of Health of the flock that produced the eggs.
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Buyer Beware of anything sold on eBay.
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That is very true. I bought a lot of eggs via eBay last year. None were NPIP, as I recall, not that NPIP is a fail safe anyway. Just because your flock tested negative eight months ago doesn't mean it isn't infected today.
The link above doesn't work but perhaps it was the same as this
http://www.poultryimprovement.org/documents/StateImportRequirements.pdf
ETA not all states require a NPIP or Vet Cert of Health. For instance here in MD you can either have one of those two things OR get the birds/eggs tested within 21 days. So that puts the responsibility on the buyer, not the seller, and the seller is not doing anything wrong.
The link above doesn't work but perhaps it was the same as this
http://www.poultryimprovement.org/documents/StateImportRequirements.pdf
ETA not all states require a NPIP or Vet Cert of Health. For instance here in MD you can either have one of those two things OR get the birds/eggs tested within 21 days. So that puts the responsibility on the buyer, not the seller, and the seller is not doing anything wrong.
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The link I posted contained a lot more information than your link. Unfortunately the person/persons that took over the www. guineafowl.com site has killed off a lot of valuable links. They also killed off all the Frits Farm information so they can advertise their book for sale.
Th other problem with NPIP is that Avian Influenza testing is optional. Many certified NPIP owners cannot ship to VA because VA requires additional testing such as for AI.
I believe that you are mistaken about the import rules for Maryland.
http://tinyurl.com/mu9vofc
"B. Imported hatching eggs shall originate from U. S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or equivalent flocks. On request from the Department, NPIP Form 15 or its equivalent shall accompany shipments."
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I think that information is out of date. It was updated in January of this year. http://mda.maryland.gov/Pages/AvianFlu.aspx That link says 90 days for testing and it was down to 10 days and now they've increased it again to 21 days.
ETA I just looked at it again and that info on the APHIS site is 2009 information.
ETA again oops I just reread the actual order and it says 10 days BEFORE they enter they need to be tested, if not NPIP-AI already. http://mda.maryland.gov/AnimalHealth/Documents/HPAI-Order-07222015.pdf
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Is there a map kept up to date anywhere showing where AI (and/or other infectious illnesses of concern) is active?
I went to the USDA website and found that as of earlier this month, they are confident that they have the outbreak contained. Hopefully this is the case and we can all breathe a bit easier. Still, good bio security is a must. But at least that big scare would pass.
https://www.usda.gov/topics/animals/one-health/avian-influenza
http://audioarchives.oc.usda.gov/node/34222017
https://www.usda.gov/topics/animals/one-health/avian-influenza
http://audioarchives.oc.usda.gov/node/34222017
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That refers to the initial findings in Tennessee only. There have now been 4 states with documented cases of avian influenza in chickens.
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