Join the Next PA Agriculture HPAI Monthly Call on March 19

As Pennsylvania continues to monitor the cases of HPAI in dairy cattle and poultry flocks across the United States, the Center for Dairy Excellence will host the next monthly Pennsylvania Agriculture HPAI Conference Call on Wednesday, March 19 at 1 p.m. ESTfor producers and stakeholders from all animal ag industries. With the PA Department of Agriculture continuing to detect HPAI in commercial poultry flocks across the state, panelists will answer questions about required surveillance for dairy farms in the control buffer zones around an infected poultry or dairy premise. This is not the strain that has infected dairy cattle in California and other states. It is the strain that has been transmitted through wild geese in the Eastern Fly-Way Zones. This continues to be part of the quarantine order in an effort to exercise precaution to protect dairy farms and poultry facilities in that area.

During the March 19 call, panelists will include:

• Dr. Alex Hamberg, PA State Veterinarian. He will share an overall update on the HPAI situation and PA’s response efforts.
• Dr. Ernest Hovingh, director at the PADLS lab at Penn State. He will describe how testing is going.
• Seth Confer, Biosecurity Program Specialist at PDA. He will answer questions about the process of creating and getting an approved biosecurity plan.
• Dr. Miriam Wamsley, PA Department of Health Epidemiologist. She will share reminders about PPE equipment available and other resources available to protect your operation/team.

During the March 19 call, you can ask your questions in real time about Pennsylvania’s continued response to HPAI, transmission, and how to incorporate good biosecurity.

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Note: The USDA has confirmed that there is no threat to human health and milk. Dairy products continue to remain safe to consume.

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