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Avian Influenza Update: HPAI Moves South and East

November 27, 2023

Time to double check biosecurity protocols....

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HPAI Prevention and Preparedness

February 14, 2023

By Abby Schuft, Associate Extension Professor and Extension Educator, University of Minnesota Prevent Biosecurity The very first steps to preventing an introduction of HPAI are to have a biosecurity plan and use it. Many gamebird farms and hunting clubs have not been required to have biosecurity plan audits because the lower number of birds they...

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Biosecurity Plans – Why are we Still Talking About Them?

February 14, 2023

As the nation has watched Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) hit state after state, it’s evident HPAI is going to be here longer than anyone would like. All avian industries, including yours, have to shift and take biosecurity to the next level as...

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Grief in the Gamebird Industry

February 14, 2023

Our association has been rocked with news that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has landed at some of our largest farms and oldest hunt clubs. What we’ve been dreading has come to pass. Amazingly, I’m still hearing that some of the clubs and farms we personally supply don’t yet have...

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Avian Flu Outbreaks to Continue into the Fall Take Steps Now to Protect Your Preserve or Farm

January 11, 2023

This past week, the NAGA Health Committee heard a sobering report on the prospect for more outbreaks of avian influenza this fall and winter. Based on a map of where the disease has been found across the country, it’s a near certainty there will be more impacted poultry businesses, including gamebird businesses, as migratory birds...

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Gamebird Spotlight Live: Protecting Yourself During Avian Influenza

January 11, 2023

Avian Influenza is here, it’s real and it affects both farms and clubs. What can you do to protect your farm while dealing with suppliers and guests? Join NAGA President Peg Ballou on Tuesday, October 11 at 7 P.M. EST to discuss options as related to the NAGA Code of Conduct. Peg will also address...

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Avian Influenza Detected at Oak Ridge Pheasant Ranch

January 11, 2023

NAGA Board member and former president Tim Zindl has asked the association to let the membership know that he received confirmation on Friday, November 5th of highly pathogenic avian influenza in pheasants on his farm, Oak Ridge Pheasant Ranch, in Watertown, Wisconsin. After receiving many calls, emails and texts from people who had heard about the...

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NAGA Works to Help Gamebird Businesses Survive the AI Storm

January 11, 2023

As more gamebird businesses are affected by avian influenza, several NAGA Board members have been asked what the organization is doing in response. The Past Since the outbreaks in 2014-2015, NAGA created the Secure Upland Gamebird Supply Task Force to create the Secure Upland Gamebird Supply Plan (SUGS), which provides assurances to state veterinary officials on the...

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Spotlight on New Orleans: Hunting Preserves and Avian Influenza

December 21, 2022

During the 2014-2015 avian influenza outbreaks, there was very little focus on the impact of the disease on hunting preserves and clubs. Fortunately, no gamebird business tested positive for the disease during that timeframe. Unfortunately, this led many to falsely believe pheasants could be immune. The current avian influenza outbreak has directly impacted the gamebird...

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HPAI Found in Eastern Nebraska Gamebirds

October 01, 2022

USDA APHIS has confirmed an outbreak of HPAI on a gamebird farm in York County in Eastern Nebraska....

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Avian Influenza is Still Alive in Wild Birds and Western U.S.

August 11, 2022

A Note From NAGA: It’s long been thought that avian influenza isn’t a concern during the summer when the temperatures are higher. We’re now learning that’s not always the case. NAGA has been encouraging hunting preserves and gamebird producers to be prepared, even during the summer months, by ensuring biosecurity plans are in place and,...

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Study: Gene Editing to Control Avian Influenza

June 07, 2019

Gene editing may be able to help control the avian influenza virus in the future, according to the results of newly released research....

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Dealing with the Worst: 5 Steps to Take When You Suspect Avian Influenza

April 28, 2015

Despite major efforts by poultry facilities in the central United States, incidents of highly pathogenic influenza continue to be confirmed....

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Preparing for the Worst: Steps to Take In Case of an AI Outbreak

April 28, 2015

The Health Committee of the North American Gamebird Association has been meeting each week to exchange and provide information on the latest outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H2N5)....

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Avian Influenza Resources

March 26, 2015

As members of the North American Gamebird Association, we must be watchful of the resurgence of high-path Avian Influenza on the North American continent....

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Insuring Poultry Flocks In Case Of Catastrophic Disease

January 27, 2015

Funding was included in the 2014 Farm Bill to determine the feasibility of insuring poultry producers for a catastrophic disease event....

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NPIP: Helping You, The Poultry Breeder, Prevent Disease

March 20, 2013

TheUS Department of Agriculture Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service coordinates the NPIP program to coordinate State programs aimed at eliminating pullorum from commercial poultry....

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