The purpose of the Committee on Poultry and Other Avian Species is to provide information and advice to the United States Animal Health Association on issues pertaining to the health of animals of the avian species and the hygiene of raw foods of avian origin.
Specifically, the committee provides a representative forum for interested private and public sector individuals and organizations to:
A. Study the science of the health of animals of the avian species and the hygiene of raw foods of avian origin and convey, through comprehensive committee reports, pertinent information regarding current issues in these areas.
B. Advise, through recommendations and proposed resolutions, a means to unify, so far as possible, laws, regulations, policies and methods pertaining to the prevention, control and eradication of transmissible diseases of the avian species; and hygiene of raw foods of avian origin.
Members
Committee Member Directory
Reports
Presentations:
2022
2019
- NPIP 2019 Annual Report - Elena Behnke, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Estimating Epidemiological Parameters using Diagnostic Testing Data from the 2018 LPAI H5N2 Outbreak in Minnesota - Marie Culhane and Emily Walz, University of Minnesota
- OIE Updates - Michael David, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health Update - Amy Delgado, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Update on Surveillance for Avian Influenza in Wild Birds – Tom Deliberto, USDA-APHIS-WS
- Multistate Psittacosis Outbreak among Poultry Plant Workers, 2018: Animal Health Perspective - Tracey Dutcher, USDA-APHIS-VS
- AAAP Research Priorities 2019 Survey – Natalie Armour, Mississippi State University
- US Egg Layer Health Report – Eric Gingerich, Diamond V
- Live Bird Marketing Systems (LBMS) Status Report - Fidelis (Fidel) N Hegngi, USDA-APHIS-VS
- APHIS-VS Update - Alan Huddleston, USDA-APHIS-VS
- American Association of Avian Pathologists Update - Eric L. Jensen, Aviagen
- National List of Reportable Animal Diseases (NLRAD) - Rebecca Jones, USDA-APHIS-VS
- NVSL Salmonella, Mycoplasma and Pasteurella multocida Update - Kristina Lantz, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Multistate Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections linked to Backyard Poultry, 2019 - Megin Nichols, CDC
- Causes of Mortality in Backyard Poultry in Eight States in the United States – Kristy Pabilonia, Colorado State University
- AI-NDV Subcommittee Report – David Suarez, USDA-ARS
- SEPRL Report – David Suarez, USDA-ARS
- NVSL Update for Avian Influenza & Newcastle Disease - Mia Kim Torchetti, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Current status of Compartmentalization for Primary Breeders in the USA - Alberto Torres, Cobb-Vantress, Inc.
2018
- USDA Update: HPAI & LPAI - Alan Huddleston, USDA-APHIS-VS
- LPAI & Controlled Product Marketing (CPM) for the Layer Industry - Caitlin McKenzie, Daybreak Foods, Inc
- The importance of public-private partnerships and work groups when conducting risk assessments for moving commercial pullets from a pullet farm during an HPAI outbreak - Emily Walz, University of Minnesota
- 2018 Broiler Industry Issues - Mark A. Burleson, Wayne Farms LLC
- 2018 Layer Health Report – Eric Gingerich, Diamond V
- Current Health & Industry Issues – Victoria Ahlmeyer, National Turkey Federation
- American Association of Avian Pathologists Report - Eric Jensen, Aviagen North America
- Psittacosis in Virginia and Georgia, 2018 - Charlie Broaddus, Virginia Dept of Agric and Bob Cobb, Georgia Dept of Agric
- AI-NDV Subcommittee Report - David Suarez, USDA-ARS
- NPIP Biosecurity Audits – an OSA-perspective Minnesota – Shauna Voss, Minnesota Board of Animal Health
- NPIP Biosecurity Audits: The Georgia Perspective - Jeff Spivey, Georgia Poultry Laboratory Network
- Understanding NPIP and PMIP Biosecurity - Marie Culhane, University of Minnesota
- Research Update:Avian Disease & Oncology Lab (ADOL) and SEPRL Endemic Poultry Virus Diseases (EPVD) - John Dunn, USDA
- NVSL Update Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease - Mia Torchetti, USDA-APHIS-VS
- NVSL Salmonella, Mycoplasmaandpasteurella Multocida Update - Brenda Morningstar, USDA-APHIS
- Live Bird Marketing Systems (LBMS) Status Report - Fidelis N Hegngi, USDA-APHIS-VS
- National List of Reportable Animal Diseases (NLRAD) – Rebecca Jones, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Subcommittee on Salmonella Report to CPAS 2018 - Donna Kelly, University of Pennsylvania
2017
- Avian Influenza…Tennessee Report - Charles Hatcher, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
- Global Update Avian Influenza - David L. Suarez, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, United States National Poultry Research Center
- Avian influenza & Newcastle disease activities - Mia Kim Torchetti, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Epidemiology of recent HPAI/LPAI outbreaks - Amy Delgado, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Biosecurity Principles - Christina Lindsey, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Secure Poultry Supply Plan an update on harmonization – Marie Culhane, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
- Presumptive and Confirmed LPAI Decision Process - Rosemary Sifford, USDA-APHIS-VS
- 2017 Annual Broiler Industry Report - Grace Mountainspring, Foster Farms
- 2017 USAHA US Layer Health Report - Eric Gingerich, Diamond V
- Report on the American Association of Avian Pathologists 2017 Annual Meeting - Eric Gingerich, Association of Veterinarians in Egg Production
- Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease Subcommittee Report SEPRL Update - David L. Suarez, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, United States National Poultry Research Center
- National Poultry Improvement Plan (npip)/Live Bird Marketing Systems (LBMS) Annual status report - Fidelis N Hegngi, USDA-APHIS-VS
- NVSL Salmonella, Mycoplasma and Pasteurella Multocida Update - Brenda Morningstar-Shaw, USDA-APHIS-VS
- OIE Updates - Michael David, USDA-APHIS-VS
2016
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: Lessons Learned from an Indiana Perspective - Bret Marsh, Indiana Board of Animal Health
- Processing of AI Wastes at Covanta Energyâ€fromâ€Waste Facility - Rebecca Joniskan, Indiana Department of Environmental Management
- Missouri 2016 LPAI - Linda Hickam, Missouri Department of Agriculture
- 2016 Live Bird Marketing System Working Group Report Update - Patti Fox, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Policy Updates - Jon Zack, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Avian Influenza/Newcastle Disease Virus Subcommittee - David Suarez, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory United States National Poultry Research Center
- Harmonization of the Secure Poultry Supply Plan - Marie Culhane, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine
- NPIP Biosecurity Principles - T.J. Myers, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Poultry Disease Planning Tool - Clara Brandt, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Drinker Biofilm Testing in Turkeys - Ben Wileman, AgForte
- Update on Avian Influenza - Mia Kim Torchetti – USDA-APHIS-VS-NVSL
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Surveillance in Wild Birds Across the United States of America - Tom DeLiberto, USDA-APHIS-WS
- Medically Important Antimicrobials in Animal Agriculture - Michael Murphy, FDA-CVM
- 2016 Annual Broiler Industry Report - Deirdre Johnson, Mountaire Farms Inc.
- Table Egg Industry - Eric Gingerich, Diamond V
- The Gamebird Industry and an Update on the Secure Upland Gamebird Supply Plan - Bill MacFarlane MacFarlane Pheasants Inc.
- National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) - Elena Behnke, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Compartmentalization - What does it mean? - Alberto Torres, Cobb-Vantress Inc.
- Avian Disease & Oncology Lab (ADOL) Research Update - John Dunn, USDA-ARS-ADOL
- U.S. National Poultry Research Center – David Swayne, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory
- Avian Influenza & Newcastle Activities - Mia Kim Torchetti, USDA-APHIS-VS-NVSL
- NVSL Salmonella, Mycoplasma, and Pasteurella Multocida Update - Brenda Morningstarâ€Shaw, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Overview of Emerging Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Plan - Lee Ann Thomas, USDA-APHIS-VS
- U.S. National List of Reportable Animal Diseases (NLRAD) - Theresa Boyle, USDA-APHIS-VS
2015
- HPAI: Federal Response and Planning - Burke Healey, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza 2015 Outbreak – Annette Jones, California Department of Food and Agriculture
- H5N2 HPAI in Minnesota - Shauna Voss, Minnesota Board of Animal Heath
- Using Ventilation Shutdown for Emergency Mass Depopulation of Poultry - Eric Gingerich, Diamond V
- Highly Pathogenic H5 Avian Influenza in the Americas - David Suarez, USDA-ARS
- Molecular Epidemiology of H5 clade 2.3.4.4 in the US – Mia Torchetti, USDA-APHIS-VS-STAS
- NVSL Salmonella, Mycoplasma and Pasteurella multocida Update - Brenda Morningstar-Shaw, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Avian Influenza Surveillance in Wild Birds - Tom Gidlewski, USDA-APHIS-WS
- Epidemiologic Investigations of HPAI and Disease Prevention - Brian McCluskey, USDA-APHIS-VS
- 2015 HPAI Assessment: Moving Forward – John Clifford, USDA-APHIS-VS
- HPAI: Federal Planning Efforts - Patricia Fox, USDA-APHIS-VS
- HPAI: Biosecurity - Lee Ann Thomas, USDA-APHIS-VS
- HPAI Education & Biosecurity Reviews - Steve Olson, Minnesota Turkey Growers Association & Chicken and Egg Association of Minnesota
- Layer Biosecurity – Travis Schaal, Hy-Line
- Comparison of Operational Plans from the Secure Poultry Supply Plans (Egg, Broiler, Turkey) - Julie Helm, Clemson Livestock Poultry Health
- National Poultry Improvement Plan 2014-2015 Annual Report - Denise Brinson, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Avian Influenza/Newcastle Disease Virus Subcommittee - David L. Suarez, Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory, United States National Poultry Research Center
2014
- Broiler Industry Annual Health Report — Dr. David Shapiro, Perdue Foods
- Layer Health Report — Dr. Eric Gingerich, Diamond V
- Upland Game Bird Industry: $5 Billion Impact and Growing — Dr. Bill MacFarlane, MacFarlane Pheasants Inc.
- Backyard and Small Production Flocks Disease Survey Report — Dr. Julie Helm, Clemson University
- Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory — Dr. David Suarez, USDA-ARS
- US Poultry & Egg Association Research Update — Dr. Gregorio Rosales, Aviagen Inc.
- Update on U.S. National List of Reportable Animal Diseases (NLRAD) and the National Animal Health Reporting System (NAHRS) — Dr. Stan Bruntz, USDA-APHIS-VS-STAS
- National Animal Health Monitoring System Layers 2013 — Dr. Lindsey Garber, USDA-APHIS-VS-STAS
- Avian Disease & Oncology Lab (ADOL) Research Update — Dr. John Dunn, USDA-ARS-ADOL
- Industry Concerns with Avian Influenza Response Plans — Dr. David Shapiro, Perdue Foods
- Low-Path H5N8 Avian Influenza Virus — Dr. Sarah Mize, California Department of Food & Agriculture
- Transporting Diseased Carcasses Workshop — Dr. Jimmy Tickel, North Carolina Department of Agriculture
- Notifiable Avian Influenza: A Practical Response and Tabletop Exercise in Minnesota — Dr. Shauna Voss, Minnesota Board of Animal Health
- Secure Food Supply Plans for the Poultry Industry 2014 Update — Dr. Timothy J. Goldsmith, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
- National Poultry Improvement Plan 2013-2014 Annual Report — Dr. Denise L. Brinson, USDA-APHIS-VS
- NVSL Avian Influenza & NDV Diagnostics Report — Dr. Mia Torchetti, USDA-APHIS-VS-STAS
- NVSL Salmonella, Mycoplasma and Pasteurella multocida Update — Brenda Morningstar-Shaw,USDA-APHIS-VS-STAS
- 2014 Live Bird Marketing System Working Group Report — Dr. Elena Behnke, USDA-APHIS-VS
- Reovirus Infection, Diagnostics and Prevention — Dr. Ben Wileman, Willmar Poultry Company
- A Simulation Based Evaluation of Active Surveillance Protocol Options for the Movement of Broilers to Slaughter — Dr. Sasidhar Malladi, Center for Animal Health and Food Safety, University of Minnesota
- OIE Updates – 2014 — Dr. Michael David, USDA-APHIS-VS
Subcommittee on Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease:
Resolutions
2013
Resolution 17: OBJECTION TO SALMONELLA LINKED TO HUMAN ILLNESSES BEING DECLARED ADULTERANTS
2012
Resolution 28: SUPPORT FOR FOREIGN AND EMERGING ANIMAL DISEASE FUNDING
2011
Resolution 30: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE’S ROLE IN PRE-HARVEST FOOD SAFETY
2010
Resolution 6: UNITED STATES NATIONAL LIST OF REPORTABLE ANIMAL DISEASES
Resolution 42: SECURE EGG SUPPLY PLAN FOR WHOLE SHELL EGGS, EGG PRODUCTS, AND DAY-OLD CHICKS WITHIN, OUT OF, AND INTO HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA DISEASE CONTROL AREAS (View SES Plan Here)
Resolution 44: URBAN CHICKENS/POULTRY-NEED FOR TARGETED EDUCATION AND FUNDING FOR PEOPLE IN METROPOLITAN AREAS RAISING POULTRY
Resolution 45: INVOLVEMENT OF VETERINARIANS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS RULE
2009
Resolution 5: FAILURE OF IMPORTING COUNTRIES TO FOLLOW WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR IMPORTATIONS OF ANIMALS
Resolution 27: PROPOSAL TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE POULTRY TUMOR VIRUS AND GENETIC DISEASE RESISTANCE RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Resolution 28: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FUNDING FOR NOTIFIABLE AVIAN INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE
Resolution 30: CONTAINMENT OF VERY VIRULENT INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS IN CALIFORNIA
2008
Resolution 33: Additional Resources for Validation of Genomics-Based Pathogen Detection Technologies
2007
Resolution 53: Amendment of the National Organic Program Section 205.239 to Make Access to the Outdoors Optional for Poultry
Resolution 54: Movement Protocols for Eggs, Egg Products, and Day-Old Chicks within, out of, and into Disease Control Areas
Resolution 55: Inclusion of Swine and Poultry Workers in Pandemic Influenza Planning
Resolution 56: Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Program Funds
Resolution 57: Need for Ongoing Funding for Development of Additional Methods for Depopulation of Poultry and Livestock
2006
Resolution 44: Water-Based Foam for Mass Depopulation of Poultry
2005
Resolution 44: Importation of Raw Game Bird Carcasses From Areas Known to be Infected with Newcastle Disease and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Resolution 45: Final Approval and Implementation of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) Control Program for Low Pathogenicity H5/H7 Avian Influenza (AI) in Commercial Poultry
Resolution 46: Amendment of the National Organic Program Section 205.239, Requiring Access to the Outdoors, to Make Access Optional and to Provide for Confinement During Outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
2004
Resolution 5: Salmonella Performance Standards