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SPRING IS A POPULAR TIME TO START A
POULTRY-FLOCK--OR ADD NEW CHICKS. HOWEVER, MANY OWNERS DON'T REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO KEEP THEIR BIRDS DISEASE-FREE.
THAT'S WHY THE U-S-D-A'S "ANIMAL- AND PLANT-HEALTH INSPECTION
SERVICE" OFFERS FREE RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP GROWERS PRACTICE GOOD
BIOSECURITY. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR POULTRY-HEALTH, DOCTOR JULIE GAUTHIER
["GO-TEE-AY"], DESCRIBES ITS "DEFEND THE
FLOCK"-PROGRAM...
(GAUTHIER):
"CHICKENS AND OTHER BIRDS CAN BE INFECTED LONG BEFORE THEY SHOW SIGNS OF ILLNESS.
AND, INFECTIONS CAN SPREAD VERY QUICKLY, TO OTHER BACKYARDS--OR EVEN COMMERCIAL-FLOCKS.
THAT'S WHY KEEPING BIRDS SAFE FROM DISEASE IS A TOP RESPONSIBILITY--FOR EVERYONE
WHO'S INVOLVED IN RAISING POULTRY. IT'S ALSO WHY ALL OWNERS SHOULD KNOW THE
WARNING-SIGNS--AND WHO TO CONTACT, IF THEY SUSPECT THAT THEIR BIRDS ARE SICK.
WE OFFER DIGITAL AND PRINT RESOURCES--IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES--THAT CAN HELP NEW AND EXPERIENCED OWNERS MAKE DISEASE-PREVENTION AN EVERYDAY PRACTICE."
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TO LEARN MORE, VISIT "FACEBOOK"-DOT-COM-SLASH-"DEFEND-THE-FLOCK".
