The Feather Board
Command Centre has been helping the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) keep
a lid on avian influenza after an outbreak on a turkey farm near Woodstock two
weeks ago.
The command centre
at London is staffed by people drawn from the four feather marketing boards –
eggs, chicken, turkeys and hatching eggs.
As an example, “the
CFIA is now working with Feather Board Command Centre (FBBC) to determine
longer term shipping date and supply requirements for birds within the
quarantine area which will help the longer term permitting and scheduling
process.,” says news posted on the chicken board’s website.
“On Wednesday,
April 15, FBCC communicated directly with broker-dealers and hatcheries that
they should not ship chicks, pullets and poults to small flock growers within
the quarantine area.
“That request was
also supported by a recommendation from the CFIA.
“In order to ensure
complete compliance of precautionary measures by all elements of the industry,
the FBCC is also stepping up its monitoring of the small flock growers in the
quarantine area.
“The FBCC liaison
team has been instrumental in helping bring all supply chain industry
stakeholders and representatives into the official information briefing
process.
“This communication
outreach has ensured that industry stakeholders from as far away as New
Brunswick and British Columbia have been kept up to date with Ontario’s AI
issue developments.
