Commonground
Senior Moderator
PUBLISHED ON MARCH 11, 2025
The monthly call will be held on Wednesday, March 19 at 1 p.m. EST
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania continues to monitor the cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle and poultry flocks across the United States. The Center for Dairy Excellence will host the next monthly Pennsylvania Agriculture HPAI Conference Call on Wednesday, March 19 at 1 p.m. EST for producers and stakeholders from all animal ag industries. With the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture continuing to detect HPAI in commercial poultry flocks across the state, panelists will answer questions about required surveillance for dairy farms in the control buffer zones around an infected poultry or dairy premise. This is not the strain that has infected dairy cattle in California and other states. It is the strain that has been transmitted through wild geese in the Eastern Fly-Way Zones. This continues to be part of the quarantine order in an effort to exercise precaution to protect dairy farms and poultry facilities in that area.
Panelists will also answer questions about Pennsylvania’s overall response efforts, the ongoing HPAI health situation, biosecurity planning, and more. During the March 19 call, panelists will include:
Learn more about how to join the conference call on March 19:
–Center for Dairy Excellence
https://www.morningagclips.com/next...-hpai-conference-call-to-be-held-on-march-19/
The monthly call will be held on Wednesday, March 19 at 1 p.m. EST
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania continues to monitor the cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle and poultry flocks across the United States. The Center for Dairy Excellence will host the next monthly Pennsylvania Agriculture HPAI Conference Call on Wednesday, March 19 at 1 p.m. EST for producers and stakeholders from all animal ag industries. With the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture continuing to detect HPAI in commercial poultry flocks across the state, panelists will answer questions about required surveillance for dairy farms in the control buffer zones around an infected poultry or dairy premise. This is not the strain that has infected dairy cattle in California and other states. It is the strain that has been transmitted through wild geese in the Eastern Fly-Way Zones. This continues to be part of the quarantine order in an effort to exercise precaution to protect dairy farms and poultry facilities in that area.
Panelists will also answer questions about Pennsylvania’s overall response efforts, the ongoing HPAI health situation, biosecurity planning, and more. During the March 19 call, panelists will include:
- Dr. Alex Hamberg, PA State Veterinarian. He will share an overall update on the HPAI situation and PA’s response efforts.
- Dr. Ernest Hovingh, director at the PADLS lab at Penn State. He will describe how testing is going.
- Seth Confer, Biosecurity Program Specialist at PDA. He will answer questions about the process of creating and getting an approved biosecurity plan.
- Dr. Miriam Wamsley, PA Department of Health Epidemiologist. She will share reminders about PPE equipment available and other resources available to protect your operation/team.
Learn more about how to join the conference call on March 19:
- Date: Wednesday, March 19 at 1 p.m. EST. Future conference calls will be held on the first or second Wednesday of every month.
- How to Join:
Dial +1 301-715-8592
Meeting ID: 841 2794 6647
Passcode: 833183
Click here to join the meeting via Zoom: www.centerfordairyexcellence.org/industry-call
- How to submit questions in advance: Text 717-585-0766 to submit questions or email ctrdairyexcellence@gmail.com.
–Center for Dairy Excellence
https://www.morningagclips.com/next...-hpai-conference-call-to-be-held-on-march-19/