BREEDING FOR PRODUCTION...EGGS AND OR MEAT.

[DesertChic]

Woohoo! I FINALLY have a bachelor pad for my young cockerels! I know it may seem like a small thing, but this is the first time I've actually been organized enough to have both an isolation pen AND a bachelor pen, so this is a major achievement for me.

And the pullets I removed are adapting well to their new families. One even put herself in her new home by herself last night. I love it when a plan comes together.

 

[jbkirk]

USDA Issues Updates to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Fall Plan

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sent this bulletin at 01/22/2016 02:30 PM EST

USDA Issues Updates to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Fall Plan​

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today issued updates to its Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Fall Plan. The updates include additional detail around reimbursement for any virus elimination activities and the results from an August 2015 industry survey on preparedness. APHIS has also finalized its vaccination policy, which was previously released as a draft policy. These updates will help APHIS, states, industry and producers to be even better prepared to address the HPAI virus if it returns this winter or spring.

In the original fall plan, released in September 2015, APHIS outlined its intent to use a flat rate reimbursement for virus elimination activities (cleaning, disinfecting) on infected properties. However, the details were still being finalized. The updated plan provides greater detail about how flat rate reimbursement will work. APHIS will provide a flat rate to the producer, based upon the type of facility and the number of birds in the flock. The flat rates are based upon averages and lessons learned during the spring outbreak. They cover the cost of barn preparation, dry cleaning and heat disinfection. The flat rates are:

• Turkey $3.55 / bird
• Layer $6.45/ bird
• Broiler $1.15 / bird (This is an estimate based on industry averages because no broiler flocks were affected in the previous outbreak)

The producer will be able to use the funds provided to do the work themselves or to hire an outside contractor. They can also use the flat rate money to help fund alternate effective virus elimination methods after consultation with APHIS representatives.

The survey on industry preparedness was in progress when the original version of the plan was published, so APHIS is including the results in today’s update. The survey found that the poultry industry has made important efforts in implementing preparedness and response capabilities for future HPAI cases. However, APHIS is recommending some additional actions, such as increasing the use of premises IDs and having these entered in APHIS’ emergency database, which would greatly facilitate response activities.

The original fall plan included a draft vaccination policy, which has since been updated and finalized over the past several months to clarify a few points. The policy updates include:

• Clarifying that while USDA will cover the cost of purchasing vaccine, it will not incur the costs associated with administering the vaccine.
• Clarifying that should USDA decide to vaccinate, there may be justification for not vaccinating certain commercial subpopulations within an area, such as short-lived birds (broilers, ducks) or primary breeders that are under high biosecurity or compartmentalization
• Clarifying that surveillance testing for layer flocks would be through serological testing of vaccinates and dead bird surveillance using rRT-PCR followed by confirmatory testing at NVSL.

The changes APHIS made to the HPAI fall plan are important and support continued preparation for any future HPAI outbreak that might occur. The current version of the plan is available at the top of our Avian Influenza Web page.

Goodness. The government really ought to find a better way to spend MY money than to possibly use it to kill MY chickens BEFORE they even have a disease.

Just another reason to make government smaller, Its just great having a big government brother to help me.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

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• Turkey $3.55 / bird
• Layer $6.45/ bird
• Broiler $1.15 / bird (This is an estimate based on industry averages because no broiler flocks were affected in the previous outbreak)

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That's why chicken meat has been so cheap and eggs have been so expensive.
Other countries banned imports from us and that led to a glut in the broiler market.
For the first time in history, the US imported eggs. Most came from Mexico and the EU.

Wow....such generous compensation. (Yes...that was sarcasm.)

The compensation is based on what commercial growers have invested in the birds.

Woohoo! I FINALLY have a bachelor pad for my young cockerels! I know it may seem like a small thing, but this is the first time I've actually been organized enough to have both an isolation pen AND a bachelor pen, so this is a major achievement for me.

And the pullets I removed are adapting well to their new families. One even put herself in her new home by herself last night. I love it when a plan comes together.

WOO HOO. Good for you.

Goodness. The government really ought to find a better way to spend MY money than to possibly use it to kill MY chickens BEFORE they even have a disease.

Just another reason to make government smaller, Its just great having a big government brother to help me.

Government is supposed to be for the collective good - no matter how much it hurts us individuals.

 

[bnjrob]

Woohoo! I FINALLY have a bachelor pad for my young cockerels! I know it may seem like a small thing, but this is the first time I've actually been organized enough to have both an isolation pen AND a bachelor pen, so this is a major achievement for me.

And the pullets I removed are adapting well to their new families. One even put herself in her new home by herself last night. I love it when a plan comes together.

Aaahhhh - that is definitely satisfying!

 

[nanasacres]

Woohoo! I FINALLY have a bachelor pad for my young cockerels! I know it may seem like a small thing, but this is the first time I've actually been organized enough to have both an isolation pen AND a bachelor pen, so this is a major achievement for me. 
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And the pullets I removed are adapting well to their new families. One even put herself in her new home by herself last night. I love it when a plan comes together. 

Could you please post some pics of your bachelor pen? Also, any tips of having an all roo pen without them hurting each other. How many in your roo pen?

 

[jbkirk]

That's why chicken meat has been so cheap and eggs have been so expensive.
Other countries banned imports from us and that led to a glut in the broiler market.
For the first time in history, the US imported eggs. Most came from Mexico and the EU.

The compensation is based on what commercial growers have invested in the birds.

WOO HOO. Good for you.

Government is supposed to be for the collective good - no matter how much it hurts us individuals.

But when you starting hurting all or most of the individuals you start hurting the collective good.

Could you please post some pics of your bachelor pen? Also, any tips of having an all roo pen without them hurting each other. How many in your roo pen?

Just as long as their aren't any hens to fight over my do fine together

 

[nanasacres]

But when you starting hurting all or most of the individuals you start hurting the collective good.
Just as long as their aren't any hens to fight over my do fine together

Thanks! That makes me happy. Now I will REALLY need to excersise self control with my selections.LOL

 

[bnjrob]

Quote: Roosters are going to fight - it's just a way of life. For better results, you should separate them from females while they are still young, before they have a chance to get their hormones flowing. We separate as early as we can, with the age depending on space. Usually we get ours separated when they are 1 to 3 months old, depending on how fast they are maturing. Even when you separate them though, the boys will still have pecking order issues, like all chickens do.

 

[ronott1]

Regarding the flocks that have been destroyed, they are within a certain distance from a known infected flock. Is that not reasonable with a new outbreak that might infect people?

Bird flue is deadly to humans.

 

[h2oratt]

Bird flu is deadly to humans?