Popular Backyard Flock program reduces biosecurity risks of amateur production

Stinson, Sarah; Mete, Aslı

doi:10.3733/ca.v067n04p203

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“…In some of the literature reviewed, participants felt that one of the most important benefits of community gardening was 'providing a piece of land for people to call their own for a season' 10,23 , where they could develop a sense of pride and ownership 11,38 . Periurban farms found direct marketing through CSAs and farmers' markets to be a critical tool for generating public buy-in and political awareness to advocate for farmland preservation, which can in return lead to land access 12,15,40,41 .…”

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“…Over the past several years, the momentum in California has begun to escalate, with strong interest emerging in San Francisco, Oakland, San Diego, Los Angeles and other metropolitan communities. Backyard chickens 12 , community gardens 13,14 , farmers' markets 15 and community supported agriculture programs (CSAs) 16 are gaining popularity, as local food continues to find its place on the tables of urban residents.…”

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Gearing up to support urban farming in California: Preliminary results of a needs assessment

Surls¹,

Feenstra

Golden

et al. 2014

Renew. Agric. Food Syst.

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According to the United States Census, California is the most urban state in the nation. Although there are many outstanding examples of urban farms in California, in general, urban agriculture (UA) has been slower to gain momentum here than in some other states with large urban populations. Over the past several years, urban agriculture's popularity in California has begun to escalate, with strong emerging interest in San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, San Diego, Los Angeles and other metropolitan communities. One challenge for urban farmers and municipal decision makers engaged with UA in California has been limited availability of relevant information and technical assistance. A new project team at the University of California Cooperative Extension, part of the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) is working to develop web-based educational resources that will be grounded in a needs assessment that is currently underway. The needs assessment includes a literature review, an internal survey of UC ANR personnel, and community clientele interviews. This paper will report on preliminary findings and analyses of the needs assessment, particularly how UC ANR personnel are engaged with UA, and what tools they think would best serve urban farmers. We suggest implications for those involved with UA, such as personnel of land-grant universities, local governments and non-profits seeking to address the needs of urban farmers in an environment of constrained resources.

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Gearing up to support urban farming in California: Preliminary results of a needs assessment

Surls¹,

Feenstra

Golden

et al. 2014

Renew. Agric. Food Syst.

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“…Backyard poultry operations are increasingly popular and commonplace in both rural and suburban locations. 7 , 17 , 19 Birds are kept for a variety of reasons, from home consumption to niche market production. According to the USDA Economic and Research Service, U.S. farmers’ markets have increased from <2,000 in 1994 to >8,000 in 2014 (https://goo.gl/tTT367), and are common locations for local egg and bird sales.…”

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Frequency, serotype distribution, and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Salmonella in small poultry flocks in California

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Backyard poultry operations are increasingly popular and commonplace in both rural and suburban locations. Although Salmonella surveillance programs are well established for large commercial poultry systems, information on smaller operations is lacking. We identified the occurrence and serotype distribution of Salmonella spp. recovered from backyard flock cases submitted to the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System (Davis, CA) in 2012-2015, and evaluated minimum inhibitory concentration for 12 antimicrobials as well as the lesions associated with Salmonella spp. in these cases. From records of 2,347 backyard flock cases with 2,627 samples, 44 samples (1.7%) were positive for Salmonella spp. DNA by PCR, and 41 (1.6%) of these samples yielded a Salmonella isolate by culture for further characterization. Seventeen different serotypes, including 3 isolates identified to the serogroup level, were identified from these isolates. Antimicrobial resistance was infrequent; however, 2 multidrug-resistant isolates were identified. Enteric or systemic lesions associated with Salmonella recovery were uncommon, with 77.3% of cases having no disease attributable to Salmonella. Recovered serotypes overlap with those seen in commercial poultry as well as in foodborne outbreaks reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in humans. Zoonotic risks via contact and food product contamination make monitoring of backyard flocks for Salmonella a critical part of flock surveillance programs, and we propose a potential sampling scheme.

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“…In California, a substantial increase in backyard poultry ownership has been noted based on the increase in backyard poultry submissions to the California Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS) laboratory [7]. In addition, over the past few years, the CAHFS laboratory has identified toxic liver lead concentrations in a number of backyard chickens submitted for routine diagnostic work-up involving necropsy and ancillary testing [8].…”

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confidence: 99%