Non-commercial poultry industries: Surveys of backyard and gamefowl breeder flocks in the United States

Garber, Lindsey; Hill, George William; Rodriguez, Judith M.; Gregory, Gordon; Voelker, Laurel

doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2007.01.012

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“…This probably refl ects the condition of employment practised by most of the major commercial poultry companies, which requires workers not to keep domestic poultry on their home premises. Movements of poultry and/or poultry product between informal and commercial poultry sectors have, in other countries, been associated with widespread dissemination of disease (Panigrahy et al 2002;Garber et al 2007). …”

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A cross-sectional study of ownership of backyard poultry in two areas of Palmerston North, New Zealand

Lockhart

Stevenson

Tg³

2010

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

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AIMS:To determine the proportion of residential land parcels with backyard poultry in an urban and urban-rural fringe area of provincial New Zealand. To document key husbandry and biosecurity practices of owners of backyard poultry, and to identify factors that might assist animal health authorities in locating backyard poultry fl ocks in the event of an infectious disease emergency. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was undertaken, in which residents of 449 land parcels in an urban and urban-rural fringe area within and adjacent to the city of Palmerston North, respectively, were visited between February and November 2006. Residents were asked if backyard poultry were kept on the premises. Details recorded for those that kept poultry included the type and number of birds kept, and details of management and biosecurity practices. The geographical distribution of poultry-positive land parcels was assessed for evidence of spatial clustering. RESULTS:Backyard poultry were kept on 3.5 (95% CI=2.1-5.0)% of land parcels; 1.6 (95% CI=0.7-3.4)% in the urban area and 18.9 (95% CI=11.6-29.3)% in the urban-rural fringe area. There were no signifi cant clusters of poultry-positive land parcels in either area. On all poultry-positive parcels birds were allowed, for at least a portion of the day, to range freely over the property. Three poultry-positive land parcels were within a distance of 1 km of a commercial poultry enterprise in the urban-rural fringe area. Most owners of backyard poultry used feed prepared commercially. CONCLUSIONS:The prevalence of ownership of backyard poultry in this area of New Zealand was low, and varied according to classifi cation of the land, viz urban, or urban-rural fringe. The close proximity of backyard fl ocks to the single commercial enterprise in the urban-rural fringe area reiterates the importance of strict biosecurity measures on commercial farms. In the event of an infectious disease emergency, it is proposed that a sampling frame of owners of backyard poultry might be rapidly obtained by contacting suppliers of commercial feed.

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A cross-sectional study of ownership of backyard poultry in two areas of Palmerston North, New Zealand

Lockhart

Stevenson

Tg³

2010

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

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“…It was designed as "a thorough assessment to determine the information needs of the poultry industry, researchers, and Federal and State Governments" and clearly illustrated a need for information regarding bird health, bird movement and biosecurity practices of nontraditional poultry industries, such as backyard flocks, game fowl and live poultry markets (Garber et al 2007). According to the survey, only 2.9% of backyard flock owners used veterinary services, and the highest percentage (24.4%) used medication obtained from local feed stores.…”

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Popular Backyard Flock program reduces biosecurity risks of amateur production

Stinson¹,

Mete²

2013

Cal Ag

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The California Animal Health and Food Safety laboratories provide free necropsy (postmortem examination) services to owners of backyard poultry through the Backyard Flock program funded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. We collected and analyzed data on the number of poultry submissions to the program between 2007 and 2012, the lab totals by location and the diseases diagnosed. During those 6 years, submissions increased 383%, with chickens representing 91% of them, and the greatest increases occurred in Santa Clara, Los Angeles and Sonoma counties. The necropsy data showed that the digestive (32.5%) and hemolymphatic (16.9%) systems were the most commonly affected. Marek's disease accounted for 13.3% of diagnoses (492 cases). With the rapid rise in the number of poultry being raised by amateur producers, biosecurity education is essential.

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“…Backyard chicken owners view their birds as pets or companions and have emotional attachments to them [8]. In a survey by the US Department of Agriculture, the most common reason cited for having backyard flocks based was fun/hobby, followed by family tradition, lifestyle and food [9].…”

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Raising Chickens in City Backyards: The Public Health Role

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There is increasing interest in raising chickens in urban settings across North America. Current regulations on backyard chickens vary by jurisdiction due to concerns about perceived health threats. Proposed negative impacts on public health and community well-being include infectious diseases acquired through rearing practices or consumption of eggs, inappropriate waste management, interaction with pests and predators and nuisance factors such as noise and odour. Proposed benefits are derived largely from the human-animal bond and from feelings of autonomy over food selection. The importance or validity of claims of positive and negative effects cannot be supported by literature specific to the urban agriculture context. Public health practitioners might approach this issue in a manner analogous to concerns over keeping domestic pets.

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Non-commercial poultry industries: Surveys of backyard and gamefowl breeder flocks in the United States

Cited by 62 publications

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A cross-sectional study of ownership of backyard poultry in two areas of Palmerston North, New Zealand

A cross-sectional study of ownership of backyard poultry in two areas of Palmerston North, New Zealand

Popular Backyard Flock program reduces biosecurity risks of amateur production

Raising Chickens in City Backyards: The Public Health Role

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