The federal government has banned imports ranging from eggs and live poultry to raw pet foods from restricted zones in the United States affected by avian influenza. The July 20 decision involved areas within 20 American states hit by the disease. “The current restrictions apply to both commercial transporters and travelers,” Erin Paul, spokesperson for […] Read more
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B.C. livestock must register
Anyone in British Columbia who owns or cares for livestock must register their premises as of July 1 under a mandatory program that helps producers deal with emergencies such as natural disasters or disease outbreaks. “Most things when they go mandatory, we don’t approve of,” said Kevin Boon, general manager of the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association. […] Read more
Alta. veterinary medicine school expands diagnostic services
The University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine plans to further expand its diagnostic services to help Alberta producers guard against animal diseases such as avian influenza. “We are already working on the next expansion because we can’t cope with the work… and I think that is obviously to the benefit of a province where […] Read more
Avian flu spread slows in Canada
The initial flood of cases of avian flu has slowed to a trickle as the spring migration of wild fowl concludes. But the retreating wave of cases has left nearly two million birds at commercial farms and backyard flocks dead, culled or otherwise unable to be put into the marketplace. Alberta has been the hardest […] Read more
Avian flu spread may be slowing
After weeks of daily increases in the number of poultry and farms impacted by the avian influenza outbreak, it appears the spread of the highly contagious pathogen is starting to slow. In Alberta, where bird flu effects have been the greatest in the country, only one additional farm reported a case last week, and 37,000 […] Read more
Avian flu outbreak slams Alta.
Avian influenza continues to ravage poultry flocks across Canada with Alberta as the hot spot. The province is inching toward the one million mark with 900,000 birds in commercial and small flocks affected. That’s more than double the next highest provincial total of 425,000 in Ontario. Both provinces record 23 farms as having confirmed cases […] Read more
Dead wild birds found as avian flu outbreak continues
Federal environment department recommends leaving carcasses alone but to use caution if landowners must pick them up
Migratory flyways are littered with the carcasses of dead birds, many of them snow geese, due to the current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Environment and Climate Change Canada said it had received 100 mortality reports from 35 Saskatchewan rural municipalities, ranging from a single bird to more than 100, although it couldn’t say […] Read more
Man. reports avian flu case as outbreak spreads
Wild birds seen as likely cause as control zones created in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec
The numbers of farms and poultry affected by this year’s avian influenza outbreak continues to grow three weeks into the situation. Thirty-three control zones have been established in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec. Manitoba has now joined that list as well after a poultry flock in the Rural Municipality of Whitemouth was confirmed […] Read more
Avian flu spreads to more provinces
The numbers of birds infected with avian influenza and the provinces and farms affected by it continues to grow as Canada faces the largest geographic spread of the disease since it was first detected in the country in 2004. British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Quebec are the latest provinces to report cases of the bird flu […] Read more
Avian flu outbreak spreads to B.C.
Avian influenza has been confirmed in British Columbia’s domestic poultry. To contain the spread, more Canadian Food Inspection Agency primary control zones are being established. “CFIA has confirmed the presence of avian influenza at a farm in the Regional District of North Okanagan,” read a statement issued the morning of April 14 by Lana Popham, […] Read more
