Committee On Transmissible Diseases Of Poultry And Other Avian Species

The purpose of the Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species is to provide information and advice to the United States Animal Health Association on issues pertaining to the health of animals of the avian species and the hygiene of raw foods of avian origin. Specifically, the committee provides a representative forum for interested private and public sector individuals and organizations to:

A. Study the science of the health of animals of the avian species and the hygiene of raw foods of avian origin and convey, through comprehensive committee reports, pertinent information regarding current issues in these areas.

B. Advise, through recommendations and proposed resolutions, a means to unify, so far as possible, laws, regulations, policies and methods pertaining to the prevention, control and eradication of transmissible diseases of the avian species; and hygiene of raw foods of avian origin.

Committee Members

Committee Member Directory

Reports

2007 Report

2006 Report

2005 Report

2004 Report

Resolutions

2007

Resolution 53: Amendment of the National Organic Program Section 205.239 to Make Access to the Outdoors Optional for Poultry

Resolution 54: Movement Protocols for Eggs, Egg Products, and Day-Old Chicks within, out of, and into Disease Control Areas

Resolution 55: Inclusion of Swine and Poultry Workers in Pandemic Influenza Planning

Resolution 56: Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Program Funds

Resolution 57: Need for Ongoing Funding for Development of Additional Methods for Depopulation of Poultry and Livestock

2006

Resolution 44: Water-Based Foam for Mass Depopulation of Poultry

2005

Resolution 44: Importation of Raw Game Bird Carcasses From Areas Known to be Infected with Newcastle Disease and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Resolution 45: Final Approval and Implementation of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) Control Program for Low Pathogenicity H5/H7 Avian Influenza (AI) in Commercial Poultry

Resolution 46: Amendment of the National Organic Program Section 205.239, Requiring Access to the Outdoors, to Make Access Optional and to Provide for Confinement During Outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

2004

Resolution 5: Salmonella Performance Standards