Small-Enterprise Chicken Study 2007

Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Center for Animal Disease Information and Analysis and National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) will conduct the Small-Enterprise Chicken Study 2007, the first APHIS national study of operations with 1,000 to 19,999 chickens.

Study Focus

The Small-Enterprise Chicken Study 2007 is designed to provide individual participants and stakeholders with valuable information on this important segment of the Nationfs poultry industry. The information will help researchers analyze the potential spread of poultry diseases and possible response measures to the diseases. The Small- Enterprise Chicken Study 2007 will

• Describe characteristics of small- enterprise operations, including bird species on hand, seasonal inventory, and marketing of free-range chickens or eggs and organic or other niche-market products;
• Describe movements of animals, people, waste products, vehicles, and equipment on and off operations, and estimate the distances associated with these movements; and
• Examine biosecurity practices, including bird access to the outdoors.

How You Can Help

By participating in the Small-Enterprise Chicken Study 2007, you will help the industry and your own operation by contributing to the development of reliable and valuable information that will be used to

• Help develop disease-simulation models that may be used for emergency pre- paredness and to compare disease control strategies and estimate resources needed in the event of a disease outbreak;
• Assist university researchers, extension agents, producer groups, and others to identify and focus educational efforts on vital issues related to poultry health and productivity; and
• Assist animal-health officials, policymakers, and industry in making informed decisions.

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