To provide poultry disease surveillance, national poultry improvement plan inspections compliance, diagnostic testing, education, and outreach to california commercial poultry industry

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $207,000.00 and funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), supports the delivery of critical poultry disease surveillance, inspection, diagnostic testing, and outreach services in California. The primary awardee, the California Poultry Federation, Inc., will conduct active and passive surveillance of commercial poultry flocks, perform National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) inspections, collect and test samples, maintain biosecurity webpages, and develop state-level preparedness and response plans. These efforts aim to monitor flock health, ensure industry compliance with national standards, and protect California and U.S. agricultural producers and consumers from economically devastating poultry diseases. The award period is from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026.

Activities to be performed - (a) active surveillance - testing of national poultry improvement plan and non- national poultry improvement plan producer flocks. (b) passive surveillance - receive sick bird calls and refer as appropriate. Geographic information system mapping of in-state poultry operations. (c) inspections/audits - national poultry improvement plan participants, national poultry improvement plan hatcheries, feedstore, non- national poultry improvement plan applicants, slaughter establishments. (d) data entry and record keeping - data collection. (e) laboratory diagnostics - collect samples for testing and laboratory submissions. (f) education and outreach - attend and present at live bird market meetings, game fowl health assurance program, feed store, pet stores, auctions, swap meets, biosecurity and disease prevention webpage maintenance. (g) travel and training - national poultry improvement plan diagnostic lab workshop, biennial npip conference attendance. (h) preparedness and response - initial state response and containment plans development and update. Deliverables and expected outcomes - monitor national poultry improvement plan participating flocks for to meet program standards. Maintain laboratory personnel bench proficiency. Provide outreach material for poultry producers and producer groups. Intended beneficiaries - california and united states' agriculture producers and consumers. Subrecipient activities - not applicable.