SOSS Phase II : scrapie : ovine slaughter surveillance study 2002-2003

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Urban Chicken Ownership in Four U.S. Cities

Excerpt: Raising chickens in urban environments is a growing phenomenon in the United States. Urban chicken flocks are not part of the commercial poultry industry; however, they sometimes provide chicken meat and eggs to local food systems such as farmers’ markets. Urban chickens represent an avian population for which very little information is available. An understanding of the level of urban chicken ownership could be important in the event of a disease outbreak such as avian influenza or exotic Newcastle disease (END). For example, the 2003 END outbreak in southern California involved many urban chicken flocks. This study was conducted to determine the percentage of households in four U.S. metro areas (Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, and New York City) that owned chickens and to describe the residents’ opinions about raising chickens in urban settings

Bison 2014, Health and Management Practices on U.S. Ranched-Bison Operations, 2014

Excerpts from the report: The Bison 2014 study was conducted by the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) with assistance from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). NAHMS is a nonregulatory program within the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) that gathers and disseminates animal health information. NAHMS is designed to help meet the Nation’s animal health information needs. The Bison 2014 study is the first time that NAHMS has conducted a survey of the U.S. ranched-bison industry. The study was designed and conducted in response to a request from the National Bison Association to do an epidemiological investigation of Mycoplasma bovis in bison. It was determined that the first step was to conduct a study to develop baseline information about the bison industry and the health of ranched bison. The purpose of the Bison 2014 study was to compile the most-needed information about the industry with regard to animal health and production management. To meet these information needs, the Bison 2014 study had the following objectives: • Provide a baseline description of the U.S. bison industry, including basic characteristics of operations, such as inventory, size, and type. • Describe current U.S. bison industry production practices and challenges, including identification, confinement and handling, animal care, and disease testing. • Describe health management and biosecurity practices important for the productivity and health of ranched bison. • Describe producer-reported occurrence of select health problems and evaluate potentially associated risk factors

Poultry 2010: Structure of the U.S. Poultry Industry, 2010

Excerpts: The Poultry 2010 study was administered to the Nation’s largest broiler, turkey, table-egg layer, and breeder companies, which accounted for over 70 percent of the respective industries. Estimates generated from this study reflect the practices of these large companies only. Turkey-breeder companies were not included in the study. Broiler farms accounted for nearly two-thirds of farms (65.6 percent). Table-egg production farms accounted for less than 3 percent of farms. Turkey farms accounted for 16.7 percent of farms, and breeder farms accounted for 15.4 percent of farms. Broiler companies had a median of over 400 farms, whereas table-egg companies had a median of fewer than 10 farms. Nearly all breeder farms and three-fourths of turkey farms had fewer than 50,000 birds at maximum capacity. The majority of broiler farms had 50,000 to 99,999 birds at maximum capacity, and the majority of table-egg farms had 100,000 or more birds

Trends in equine infectious anemia (EIA), 1998-2005

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