New bird flu cases were found in Saskatchewan and Manitoba at the end of April and beginning of May, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed.
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Bird flu infections found in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
New bird flu cases were found in Saskatchewan and Manitoba at the end of April and beginning of May, the…
Avian influenza control zone revoked
Manitoba’s poultry traffic could again flow normally after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Jan. 8 revoked the province’s only active control zone for highly pathogenic avian…
Manitoba sees first bird flu case of 2023
Manitoba’s grace period with highly pathogenic avian influenza is at an end. On Nov. 8, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency…
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Bird flu infections found in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
Avian influenza control zone revoked
Manitoba's sole HPAI control zone was removed in the second week of January
VETERINARY Manitoba’s sole HPAI control zone was removed in the second week of January
Manitoba’s poultry traffic could again flow normally after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Jan. 8 revoked the province’s only active control zone for highly pathogenic avian influenza. The control zone, which covered 14 square miles in the R.M. of Rhineland south of Plum Coulee, had been in place for two months. On Nov. 8, 2023, the CFIA announced that a premise in the area had broken
Manitoba sees first bird flu case of 2023
The virus was confirmed in a commercial poultry operation in the RM of Rhineland
Manitoba’s grace period with highly pathogenic avian influenza is at an end. On Nov. 8, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed a case on a commercial poultry operation in the RM of Rhineland in south-central Manitoba. It is the province’s first domestic case in almost a year. Manitoba’s last brush with HPAI in domesticated birds
CFIA pumps brakes on French poultry
Move linked to France’s avian flu vaccination program
Canada has tightened its rules around poultry products from France. On Sept. 27, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced it would temporarily suspend French hatching eggs, live poultry and any raw or frozen poultry products from entering Canada, effective Oct. 1. The suspension does not cover canned, cooked or heat-treated products. Why it matters: North
Survey says Canadians want cage-free eggs but purchase choices don’t agree
The Canadian egg-farming sector is about halfway into a transition to enriched cage housing
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CFIA license deadline looms
Affected parts of the poultry sector have until Nov. 9 to make the change to a new system
Canada’s poultry hatcheries and supply flocks have just under four months to complete their transition to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s new licensing system. The CFIA sent a reminder of the deadline June 23. By Nov. 9 of this year, under the new rules, flocks and hatcheries with CFIA permits must have a preventive control plan
Poultry sector resumes vigilance over avian influenza
Highly pathogenic strain resurfaces for Wave 3 of outbreak
Glacier FarmMedia – The spring run of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has started in some parts of the country. But a year of experience managing the disease has Canadian farmers ready with new knowledge and tools. From the start of March to April 5, officials had confirmed three cases in domestic poultry operations in
Feather groups prepped for spring bird flu
Last year saw 21 infected sites and more than 280,000 chickens killed
With migratory birds set to return soon, Manitoba poultry groups are bracing for an increased threat of bird flu. “We’re hoping for the best but we’re preparing for another challenge like we had in the fall,” said Cory Rybuck, general manager of Manitoba Egg Farmers. Migratory birds are considered the most common source of Highly
Bird flu alarm drives world towards once-shunned vaccines
It is a balance between preventing trade upset and limiting economic losses
Reuters – French duck farmer Herve Dupouy has culled his flock four times since 2015 to stop the spread of bird flu but as a wave of deadly outbreaks nears his farm once again, he says it’s time to accept a solution once considered taboo: vaccination. “The goal is that our animals don’t fall ill
Ecuador, Peru declare animal health emergency due to avian influenza outbreak
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