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File photo of chicks on a genetic map of a chicken. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Ontario backyard flock hit with avian flu

No commercial flocks in area, feather industry says

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News April 2, 2022

A fourth flock of domestic birds in southwestern Ontario has come down with highly pathogenic avian influenza, this time a backyard flock with no commercial farms nearby. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Thursday it confirmed high-path H5N1 avian flu that day in the township of Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation on the […] Read more

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Bird flu control zone set up around Ontario duck farm

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 8, 2016

About 14,000 commercial ducks at a farm west of St. Catharines, Ont. are being euthanized following confirmation of a low-pathogenic strain of H5N2 avian flu in the flock. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Friday confirmed the influenza subtype, the day after announcing the low-path H5 flu outbreak, the resulting quarantine and the plans for […] Read more

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Ont. avian flu quarantines to be lifted by month-end

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 15, 2015

The three southwestern Ontario poultry operations under quarantine since April with highly pathogenic H5N2 avian flu can expect to see their quarantines lifted before the end of July. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported Tuesday that cleaning and disinfection work were completed June 29 at the two infected turkey farms in Oxford County, and July […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

SW Ontario pullet flock’s ILT contained

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 3, 2015

A warning to southwestern Ontario’s poultry producers in May to step up biosecurity over a non-avian-flu-related disease outbreak has been lifted. The Feather Board Command Centre, the emergency response office for Ontario’s poultry and egg sector boards, last week issued a “stand down” for heightened biosecurity, following an outbreak of avian infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) in […] Read more

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Ont. avian flu quarantines not yet ready to go

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 29, 2015

Federal officials expect southwestern Ontario’s avian flu quarantines and control zones to stay in place for “several” more weeks yet. The Feather Board Command Centre (FBCC), the emergency response office for Ontario’s poultry and egg sector boards, said June 19 it’s been told by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) the “original projected timelines are […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs

SW Ont. poultry sectors nearer business-as-usual, almost

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 22, 2015

Quarantines on several poultry operations in southwestern Ontario could be removed by the end of next month, assuming no new cases of avian flu turn up in the region — just in time for another notifiable poultry disease to appear. The Feather Board Command Centre — the emergency response unit for the province’s chicken, turkey […] Read more

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Ontario backyard flock hit with avian flu

Bird flu control zone set up around Ontario duck farm

Ont. avian flu quarantines to be lifted by month-end

SW Ontario pullet flock’s ILT contained

Ont. avian flu quarantines not yet ready to go

SW Ont. poultry sectors nearer business-as-usual, almost

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