• Tom Venesky, tvenesky@lancasterfarming.com
• Mar 5, 2022UpdatedMar 7, 2022
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As cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza turn up inNew York,New Jersey and Delaware, poultry and game bird producers in Pennsylvania worry their state could be next.

The threat of the disease was a major focus at the 2022 Pennsylvania Game Breeders and Hunting Preserves Conference held Feb. 28 in State College.

While much of the disease concern centers on commercial poultry farms and backyard chicken flocks, those who raise game birds such as pheasants, quail and chukars need to be equally vigilant, according to Megan Lighty, an avian diagnostic and outreach veterinarian with Penn State Extension.

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