Virulent Newcastle disease spreads to Utah
WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of virulent Newcastle disease in a small flock of backyard exhibition chickens in Utah County, Utah. This is the first case of virulent Newcastle disease in Utah. This case is believed to be connected to the current outbreak of virulent Newcastle disease in California, as three of the birds at the premises were recently moved to Utah from
3rd Commercial Poultry Flock found with Newcastle Disease in CA
California has had its third case of virulent Newcastle disease (vND) in a commercial poultry flock, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Serviceconfirmed on January 10. According to a press release from APHIS, the latest case occurred in a commercial layer flock. While the agency has not yet revealed how many birds were in the flock, an update on the United Egg Producers website stated APHIS did know it included at least 100,000 birds
Virulent Newcastle disease found in 2nd commercial flock in California
Virulent Newcastle disease (vND) has been confirmed in a second commercial poultry flock in California, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on January 8. The latest case is in a commercial layer flock in Riverside County. This finding is part of an outbreak in southern California that began in May 2018 in backyard exhibition birds. The number of birds affected has not yet been revealed. The first re
