The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has identified a case of Virulent Newcastle Disease (VND) in a small flock of backyard exhibition chickens in Los Angeles County. The case was detected at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine’s California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory (CAHFS) when a private practitioner submitted a sick bird for testing. Here are some resources for chicken owners to follow good biosecurity practices.

Click here to go to http://ucanr.edu/sites/poultry/Virulent_Newcastle_Disease_Outbreak_Information_and_Resources/