In the broiler sector, all eyes are on the possible return of avian influenza this fall and winter, as Canadian waterfowl begin to migrate south along the Atlantic flyway, which touches major broiler production areas in Delmarva, North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. And will it re-appear in the Mississippi flyway and its major production centers in Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma and Texas?
Rigorous implementation of biosecurity principles will be essential to preventing disease introduction onto broiler operations. NCC has tripled our outreach on the importance of implementing and maintaining sound biosecurity on every broiler farm. Each industry in the poultry sector has been preparing similarly. By maintaining this strong collaboration and sharing of lessons learned, I am confident we will all be in a much better place this year.