Science and technology aid in prevention of high-path avian flu

Technology is helping poultry and turkey producers detect and prevent highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Iowa Turkey Federation executive director Gretta Irwin says the virus is transmitted by migratory waterfowl, and BirdCast is an app that shows migration patterns in real time.

“So we’re using science and technology to alert us that birds are starting to move. That conversation then goes amongst our membership to say we’re starting to see migration (and) it’s time to be even more diligent than you already are.”

She tells Brownfield the industry is working with USDA Wildlife Services to identify ways to deter wild birds.

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Science and technology aid in prevention of high-path avian flu