H5N8 Found in Backyard Poultry in Oregon - Biosecurity in the flock

[sumi]

Here's a good reminder on the importance of biosecurity and our backyard flocks:

http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAAPHIS/bulletins/e44982

For those newer to the hobby, there are some good articled on biosecurity and flock health here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/maintaining-a-healthy-flock

 

[theoldchick]

 

[N F C]

Thanks for the links sumi. Good information and reminders.

 

[speckledhen]

Yes, one should always be aware of biosecurity, no matter what's happening in the world. Coincidentally, I saw this article in the magazine I susbscribe to, which says exactly what I've been saying all along, about commercial flocks as monocultures with extreme disease susceptibility:

http://www.worldpoultry.net/Broiler...birds_being_made_scapegoats_for_AI_outbreaks?

The point they make that I have talked about numerous times on BYC over the years in regard to all disease:

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[niman]

Here is more detail on the H5N8 in Winston, Oregon

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/12191402/H5N8_Fujian_Oregon.html