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West Virginia Department of Agriculture |
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Poultry |
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CAFO Animal feeding operations (AFOs) are agricultural enterprises where animals are kept and raised in confined situations. AFOs congregate animals, feed, manure and urine, dead animals, and production operations on a small land area. Feed is brought to the animals rather than the animals grazing or otherwise seeking feed in pastures, fields, or on rangeland. There are approximately 450,000 AFOs in the United States. Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are a relatively small number of AFOs that are regulated by the EPA. For more information on CAFOs or AFOs click here.
Litter Transport The West Virginia Conservation Partnership promotes and participates in a poultry litter marketing program to assist in the movement of litter from the Potomac Valley to other areas of West Virginia where soils are nutrient deficient. USDA NRCS currently offers cost share assistance on the transportation of litter to those applicants who are approved through the Farm Bill. The West Virginia Conservation Agency maintains a website at www.wvca.us and also a toll free line at 1-888-354-8837 to assist landowners with locating and marketing poultry litter, nutrient management assistance, average nutrient analysis and bio-security information. |
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Biosecurity Procedures for Commercial Poultry Farms |
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Biosecurity for the Birds |
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The poultry industry is one of the main commodities in West Virginia’s agriculture production. In fact, poultry and egg sales accounted for 52% of all agricultural sales in West Virginia in 2002. To accommodate the needs of the poultry industry, our Environmental Programs section has a Poultry and Environmental Specialist on staff to provide outreach and education to the general public, poultry growers, poultry integrators, and government agencies. This includes answering questions regarding backyard flocks, commercial poultry, and the impacts of commercial agriculture production on the economy and the environment.
Avian Influenza There are two types of Avian Influenza in world, Low Pathogenic and High Pathogenic. Of these two types, there are 144 total viruses that can affect poultry. For more information on Avian Influenza click here.
Backyard Flocks There is lots of information on the Internet about raising backyard poultry. For more information about raising and keeping poultry click here.
Biosecurity Biosecurity is a practice designed to prevent the spread of disease onto farms. It is accomplished by maintaining the facility in such a way that there is minimal traffic of biological organisms (viruses, bacteria, rodents, etc.) across its borders. Biosecurity is the cheapest, most effective means of disease control available. No disease prevention program will work without it. For more information on Biosecurity: |