The purpose of this agreement is to provide monitoringand surveillance for notifiable avian influenza in iowa to quicklydiagnose, control, and prevent the spread of all H5 and H7 notifiableavian…

The purpose of this agreement is to provide monitoringand surveillance for notifiable avian influenza in iowa to quicklydiagnose, control, and prevent the spread of all H5 and H7 notifiableavian influenza subtypes which might occur in the state. Activities tobe performed - the recipient will contract with iowa state universityveterinary diagnostic laboratory to test samples submitted by poultryproducers for avian influenza. The recipient will promote biosecurityin the poultry industry in iowa. Educational outreach to nationalpoultry improvement plan and non-plan participants will also beperformed throughout the year via a quarterly newsletter, monthlydisease updates and other communications. Further outreach will beprovided at various events including the iowa poultry association fallfestival and annual meeting, webinars, iowa state fair, poultry bloodtesting school, iowa EGG symposium, master's cup poultry show, smallflock and allied industry biosecurity workshops.national poultryimprovement plan plant audits will be conducted. National poultryimprovement plan laboratory inspections will be conducted. The locationof poultry premises in iowa will be mapped. Deliverables and expectedoutcomes - the goals of the award are to accomplish necessarysurveillance of poultry in iowa for notifiable avian influenza byconducting 16,910 tests for avian influenza. The recipient will providethe number of samples and report the testing outcomes in the quarterlyavian report as described in appendix 11 to the FY 2022 veterinary services grants and agreements program guide. Eight national poultry improvement plan biosecurity audits will be conducted ofcommercial layer, broiler, turkey, and game bird producers' biosecuritypolicies this year. Three national poultry improvement plan plants willbe audited. Five national poultry improvement plan laboratories willbe audited. The locations of poultry premises in iowa will be mapped.intended beneficiary - the entirepoultry industry, including backyardflocks, will benefit by quickly identifying and responding to anyincursions of notifiable avian influenza. Consumers of poultry willbenefit if flocks are able to maintain a high level of productionwithout notifiable avian influenza affecting their flocks. Sub-recipientactivities - a sub-award will be provided to iowa state university toconduct the testing of samples for avian influenza. A sub-award may beprovided to a contractor to establish and maintain a mapping project forpoultry premises in iowa.