D4-L«n<aster Farming, Saturday, April 8, 2000
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) -
Recent developments regarding the
H 7 N 2 avian influenza (A. 1.) virus
which is present in many of the New
York and New Jersey live-bird mar
kets and which was responsible for
the 1997-1998 outbreak in
Pennsylvania make it urgent that A.l.
biosecurity procedures be reviewed
and, if necessary, improved.
Up until recently, repeated testing
of virus samples (isolates) of H 7 N 2
by USDA-ARS research workers had
shown the virus to have the internal
structure (ammo acid configuration,
etc.) that made it unlikely to become
highly pathogenic (to produce severe
disease)
Recently some of the H 7 N 2 iso
lates have shown internal changes
that could signal an increasing trend
toward the risk of becoming highly
pathogenic. If this occurred, the cur
rent H 7 N 2 virus could then produce
the kind of severe disease seen in the
1983-84 H 5 N 2 outbreak where more
than 16 million birds were depopulat
ed and many more died before the
outbreak was stopped.
Because this H 7 N 2 virus is found
regularly in some of the live bird mar
kets, it is especially important that
any direct or indirect contact with live
bird markets be reviewed Such con
tacts could include dealers m the live
bird markets, flocks supplying birds
tor the markets, and trucks and equip
ment that may be used to transport
birds to or from the markets. Any
such contacts should be conducted
only under the highest level ot biose-
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cunty.
There are many other procedures
which the industry should be practic
ing on a regular basis
Keeping Avian Influenza Out
• If a poultry dealer must come to
your farm, insist that his crates and
trucks are clean. Never allow crates
to be put in your house, particularly if
any birds are to remain on the farm.
The avian influenza virus is consis
tently found in the New York and
New Jersey live bird markets
• Keep the poultry house locked.
Allow only essential personnel into
your poultry house. They should wear
clean or disposable coveralls, head
cover and plastic boots or boots
which can be washed and disinfected.
Have a disinfectant footbath that is
changed daily at the outside entries to
the poultry house and egg room.
• Both domestic and wild water
fowl, including gulls, can be carriers
of A.l. virus Don’t carry feces from
these birds on your shoes or equip
ment into your poultry house.
• Do not spread manure from any
flock that has experienced suspicious
illness and mortality within at least
three weeks after illness or unless
manure is first composted and cov
ered for several weeks.
• Dispose of dead birds safely - by
incineration, burial, composting or
rendering. Never pile birds outside a
building or dispose of in fields.
• Do not use equipment from
another farm on your farm unless it
was cleaned and disinfected.
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• Egg pickup and feed delivery
people should wear protective foot
covering - either disposable plastic
boots that are left on the farm to dis
card or rubber boots that are disin
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• Insist that supplies brought to
your farm are either new (if fiber
flats) or are clean, washed, and disin
fected (plastic flats, carts, shelves or
dividers).
• Do not attend auctions where
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• Wild birds (starlings, etc.) could
spread the A.l. virus. Keep birds
screened out of your houses and work
with pest control professionals to try
and reduce or eliminate these birds on
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• Growers should not wear poultry
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house clothing and footwear away
from the farm.
• Restrict the movement of all
vehicles (automobiles and trucks)
entering and leaving your farm.
Disinfect the tires, undercarriage
(when possible), and floor of vehi
cles.
• Participate in the statewide avian
influenza monitoring program. This
includes submitting at least 120 and
preferably 24-30 eggs (blood eggs are
preferable) per month from all laying
flocks and collecting 10 bloods at
slaughter from meat bird flocks.
• Report any increased illness or
mortality to your company or to the
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture, (717) 783-8300.
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