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Check out our October Commercial Poultry News!
https://extension.umd.edu/media/50751

COMING EVENTS:
Nov. 12 - MDA's SAHL - Dan Bautista - Broiler Health Update. Register: https://forms.gle/uJosTr24UY6pQm6p7
Nov. 13 - Caroline Co. 4H Park - Dan Bautista - Broiler Health Update. Register: https://forms.gle/8JXk4pLJL2jggXqJ8
Dec. 10 - Somerset Co. Ag. & Civic Center. Rotem Training. Register: https://forms.gle/dtoDe4dfJr9UKHpf6 Sponsored by Diversified Ag

See All on our Maryland Poultry website: extension.umd.edu/poultry

Oct. 1 Grower Meeting at Wor-Wic Community College - 5:00 sign-in with meeting/dinner beginning at 5:30-8:00p. Register today: https://forms.gle/u5eFCSWi4y3FWN8v5 - 8 SEATS LEFT

There are about 15 seats left for the Oct. 1 Grower Meeting in Salisbury at Wor-Wic Community College - 5:00 sign-in with meeting/dinner beginning at 5:30-8:00p
Register today: https://forms.gle/u5eFCSWi4y3FWN8v5

Preliminary Testing Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Third Anne Arundel County Backyard Flock in 2025

HPAI SITUATION UPDATE: September 10, 2025

A backyard flock in Anne Arundel County, MD has tested presumptive positive for H5 avian influenza at the Frederick Animal Health Laboratory, part of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network. Additional samples have been sent to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) for further confirmation. This is the third case in Anne Arundel County in 2025.

The Maryland Department of Agriculture has quarantined the affected premises, and the birds on the property are being depopulated to prevent the spread of disease. Birds from the affected flock will not enter the food system.

All announcements and pertinent information regarding the HPAI situation in Maryland will be posted at www.mda.maryland.gov/avianflu. This is the second detection in Anne Arundel County following a detection in March.

BACKGROUND

Avian influenza is a highly contagious airborne respiratory virus that spreads quickly among birds through nasal and eye secretions and manure. The virus can be spread from flock to flock, including flocks of wild birds, through contact with infected poultry, equipment, and the clothing and shoes of caretakers. This virus affects poultry, like chickens, ducks, and turkeys, and some wild bird species, such as ducks, geese, shorebirds, and raptors.

IF YOU HAVE SICK POULTRY OR EXPERIENCE INCREASED MORTALITY

Commercial poultry producers should follow the protocol of notifying the company they grow for when they notice signs of disease.
Maryland backyard flock owners who notice any of the signs of HPAI in their flock should email the email the Maryland Department of Agriculture Animal Health team at [email protected] or [email protected] or by calling 410-841-5810. Please be prepared to provide your contact information, size of flock, location, and concerns. Do not take dead or sick birds to a lab to be tested to move them off-site.
As a reminder, backyard flock owners are required to register their flocks with the Maryland Department of Agriculture to assist in protecting Maryland’s poultry industries from diseases such as HPAI.

How to register?

Complete the Maryland Poultry Premises Registration Form

Email the form to [email protected]

Mail the form to 50 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Annapolis, MD 21401

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to assess that the current H5N1 bird flu risk to the general public remains low. People with job- or recreation-related exposures to infected animals are at increased risk, especially when those exposures happen without the use of appropriate personal protective equipment. Additional information for workers exposed to H5N1 bird flu is available here.

Additionally, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources urges waterfowl hunters to take safety precautions to prevent the spread of the virus by washing hands and clothes after handling game and using dedicated clothing, boots, and tools for cleaning game that are not used around domestic poultry or pet birds. Individuals who encounter a dead wild bird should call USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which is coordinating collection and disposal efforts with the Department of Natural Resources, at 1-877-463-6497.

https://news.maryland.gov/mda/bird-flu/2025/09/10/preliminary-testing-confirms-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-in-third-anne-arundel-county-backyard-flock-in-2025/

Preliminary Testing Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Third Anne Arundel County Backyard Flock in 2025 Preliminary Testing Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Third Anne Arundel County Backyard Flock in 2025 September 10, 2025 HPAI SITUATION UPDATE: September 10, 2025 A backyard flock in Anne Arundel County, MD has tested presumptive positive for H5 avian influenza at the Frederick Animal H...

Next is our EVENING POULTRY GROWER Meeting, Wed., October 1, 2025, sign-in starts at 5:00p with meeting/dinner to begin at 5:30. Register today: https://forms.gle/u5eFCSWi4y3FWN8v5
Join Us! Wor-Wic Community College and hear Dr. Brian Fairchild speak on how the first two weeks equals flock success! This is a free event, but must register by Wed., 9/24/25. NM Credits. Sponsored by Clear View Enterprises, Harvest Pro Mfg, and The Land Group

Delmarva Poultry Growers Morning Ag Clips - Delmarva Lancaster Farming University of Maryland Extension

We want to send a HUGE THANK YOU to all the Sponsors of the 2025 Poultry Grower Expo! Everyone had a great time, good lunch, and had opportunities to learn from sponsors and in the classroom! Join us next year!!

Don't miss the 2025 Grower Expo in Princess Anne!

Getting set for the 2025 Poultry Grower Expo - TOMORROW - Wednesday, Sept. 3, from 9am - 2pm. Join us - even if you have not registered - come and visit vendors, sit in on a class, network, eat, and see our demos! Registering would help us, but not necessary at this point: https://forms.gle/7JBfLfZFhvaaMgsn8

See you tomorrow! Take the drive to Princess Anne, on Crisfield Lane.

STILL TIME TO REGISTER - 2025 Commercial Poultry Grower Expo!!
It's taking place next Wed., Sept 3. More info here: https://forms.gle/7JBfLfZFhvaaMgsn8

THIS IS THE WEEK TO REGISTER!! Join us Sept. 3 at the 2025 Poultry Grower Expo! Register here: https://forms.gle/7JBfLfZFhvaaMgsn8 by Friday, August 29 MD and DE CEUs - Topics: Heater Repair, Water Management, Litter Amendment, and Dehydrator Demos with many Great Poultry Vendors!
9am-2pm Somerset Co. Civic Center, Princess Anne, MD - worth the drive!!

Proxy-Clean Products Horizon Farm Credit Morning Ag Clips - Delmarva First Financial Bank Lancaster Farming Northeast Agri Systems. Clear View Enterprises R&A Insurance, Inc. Delmarva Poultry Growers Jones-Hamilton Maryland Department of Agriculture Maryland Farm Bureau Marydel Ag Supply The Mill of Salisbury Harvest Pro Mfg Paradise Energy Solutions Chemtrade Hog Slat, Inc. Maryland Agricultural & Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation Delmarva Chicken Association Hebron Savings Bank