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

Resolutions

2012: Resolution 28: SUPPORT FOR FOREIGN AND EMERGING ANIMAL DISEASE FUNDING
2011: Resolution 30: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE’S ROLE IN PRE-HARVEST FOOD SAFETY
2010: Resolution 6: UNITED STATES NATIONAL LIST OF REPORTABLE ANIMAL DISEASES; Resolution 42: SECURE EGG SUPPLY PLAN FOR WHOLE SHELL EGGS, EGG PRODUCTS, AND DAY-OLD CHICKS WITHIN, OUT OF, AND INTO HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA DISEASE CONTROL AREAS (View SES Plan Here); Resolution 44: URBAN CHICKENS/POULTRY-NEED FOR TARGETED EDUCATION AND FUNDING FOR PEOPLE IN METROPOLITAN AREAS RAISING POULTRY; Resolution 45: INVOLVEMENT OF VETERINARIANS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS RULE
2009: Resolution 5: FAILURE OF IMPORTING COUNTRIES TO FOLLOW WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR IMPORTATIONS OF ANIMALS; Resolution 27: PROPOSAL TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE POULTRY TUMOR VIRUS AND GENETIC DISEASE RESISTANCE RESEARCH PROGRAMS; Resolution 28: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FUNDING FOR NOTIFIABLE AVIAN INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE; Resolution 30: CONTAINMENT OF VERY VIRULENT INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS IN CALIFORNIA
2008: Resolution 33: Additional Resources for Validation of Genomics-Based Pathogen Detection Technologies
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