Program Type

Undergraduate

Faculty Advisor

Tatum Simms

Document Type

Poster

Location

Face-to-face

Start Date

25-4-2023 11:30 AM

Abstract

While researching Avian Influenza (AI) in the United States, we have found that it has significantly impacted 47 states. Four main AI types have an impact on poultry farms. Avian Influenza can be reduced by taking preventative methods such as biosecurity and culling birds to have a healthy flock on the farm. Since 2022 egg-laying hens have been affected by the Avian Influenza Virus, causing egg inventories to become lower. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has affected farmers tremendously; because of this, farmers must worry about their families' source of income, their workers and the workers' families' source of income, and job loss. Once a flock has Avian Influenza, the farm must go out of commission for an extended time. Based on the results of this study, Avian Influenza has caused a loss in the poultry industry, affecting farmers, and leading to a severe loss of income due to low production outputs. The Avian influenza outbreak also affects consumers because they cannot or must reduce the amount of meat or egg products they purchase since prices are too high in grocery stores. Publicly available data from journal articles and disease monitoring websites were used to better represent the disease spread across the poultry industry. These methods have proved to cause a fast turnover in the poultry industry. Overall, Avian Influenza has impacted the United States by affecting the economic growth within the poultry industry. This horrific outbreak has caused a loss in profit for farmers and has caused substantial increases in egg prices for consumers.

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Avian Influenza in the United States and it's Ramifications on our Market in the Poultry Industry

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While researching Avian Influenza (AI) in the United States, we have found that it has significantly impacted 47 states. Four main AI types have an impact on poultry farms. Avian Influenza can be reduced by taking preventative methods such as biosecurity and culling birds to have a healthy flock on the farm. Since 2022 egg-laying hens have been affected by the Avian Influenza Virus, causing egg inventories to become lower. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has affected farmers tremendously; because of this, farmers must worry about their families' source of income, their workers and the workers' families' source of income, and job loss. Once a flock has Avian Influenza, the farm must go out of commission for an extended time. Based on the results of this study, Avian Influenza has caused a loss in the poultry industry, affecting farmers, and leading to a severe loss of income due to low production outputs. The Avian influenza outbreak also affects consumers because they cannot or must reduce the amount of meat or egg products they purchase since prices are too high in grocery stores. Publicly available data from journal articles and disease monitoring websites were used to better represent the disease spread across the poultry industry. These methods have proved to cause a fast turnover in the poultry industry. Overall, Avian Influenza has impacted the United States by affecting the economic growth within the poultry industry. This horrific outbreak has caused a loss in profit for farmers and has caused substantial increases in egg prices for consumers.