Avian Disease and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza - the latest updates and what it means for poultry health
Event Details
Date
March 18, 2025
Time
6:30pm-8pm
Location
Zoom
Host
Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program
In light of the state of HPAI across the country and in NYS, the Poultry Subgroup of the Livestock PWT has developed two webinars to assist small farms and backyard laying flock owners to make informed decisions around getting laying hens and managing disease, while keeping abreast of the current status of HPAI and how they can keep it out of their flocks.
Join Dr. Jarra Jagne of Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine and Dr. Chad Wall of NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets for an evening of learning about avian disease, including Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). We'll cover:
- Updates on the HPAI outbreak
- Symptoms of HPAI
- Common small flock diseases
- HPAI disease look-alikes
- Keeping your birds safe
Field Crops
Dairy
Business
Livestock
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