HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) State Secretary of Agri
culture Samuel E. Hayes Jr. recen
tly announced that poultry exhibits
are allowed to return to the 1999
Pennsylvania State Farm Show.
Last year, Secretary Hayes
was forced to cancel poultry
exhibits as a bio-security pre
caution following an outbreak of
avian influenza in Lebanon and
Lancaster counties.
At this time, no poultry flock
is known to be infected with an
H 7 or H 8 virus.
"While we are very pleased
that Pennsylvania's poultry
exhibitors again can join us at
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Poultry Exhibits To Return To PA Farm Show
the PA Farm Show, avian
influenza still is a potential
problem," Hayes said. "We must
be prudent in our public policy
with regard to poultry exhibits. I
cannot stress enough the impor
tance of proper bio-security to
keep the avian influenza virus
at bay. Our most somber respon
sibility is to protect the poultry
industry so it can continue to be
a major economic force in
Pennsylvania."
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announced the cancellation of
poultry exhibits at the
Pennsylvania Farm Show as a
precautionary measure to pre-
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vent the possible transmission
of the H7N2 avian influenza
virus through exhibits at the
show.
In addition to compliance
with the PA Farm Show premi
um list requirements, all birds,
avians and eggs for exhibition or
demonstration at this year's
Pennsylvania Farm Show must
meet AI negative flock of origin
requirements. To meet these
requirements, all entries must
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"We welcome our poultry pro
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this contagious infection," Hayes
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If poultry are diagnosed as
being infected with an H 7 or H 5
virus prior to the Pennsylvania
farm Show, a ban on poultry
exhibits and demonstrations
will be reinstated by the
Agriculture Department.
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