Extra turkey flocks had been misplaced to extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the USA throughout the 2022-24 outbreak than any different industrial poultry flock sort.
In step with knowledge supplied through the USA Division of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Well being Inspection Carrier (APHIS) and state agriculture companies, the U.S. turkey business has misplaced 340 industrial flocks throughout the previous 3 years. Of the ones, 305 had been categorized as industrial meat turkeys, 25 had been turkey breeder rooster flocks, and 4 had been turkey breeder substitute rooster flocks. 5 turkey breeder flock and one turkey poult flock had been additionally misplaced to HPAI.
Kind of, two-thirds of industrial flocks within the United States that had been misplaced to HPAI in 2022-24 had been turkey flocks. In step with APHIS, 508 overall industrial flocks had been suffering from the virus throughout that point span. By way of comparability, the egg business misplaced 57 flocks, the broiler business misplaced 43 flocks, the duck business misplaced 24 flocks. There have been additionally 29 upland gamebird flock losses throughout the previous 29 years. Moreover, ten flocks categorized merely as “pullets” had been misplaced, in addition to 5 flocks that had been referred to easily as “poultry” had been misplaced.
On the subject of hen losses, 14,668,560 turkeys had been misplaced throughout the outbreak. Maximum of the ones turkeys – 13,979,300 – had been categorized as meat turkeys. Breeder rooster losses amounted to 482,400 birds, and 123,000 turkey breeder substitute hens had been additionally misplaced. The previous 3 years additionally noticed the loss of 75,760 breeder toms and eight,100 poults.
The U.S. turkey losses accounted for roughly 14.67 % of the economic poultry losses for 2022-24. In step with the APHIS figures, 100,063,080 industrial birds had been misplaced to this point within the outbreak, with the ultimate case being showed on July 29.
Turkey losses through time
Greater than part of the U.S. turkey flock losses throughout the 2022-24 outbreak befell in 2024, with 185. In 2023, flock losses amounted to 91, whilst throughout the primary seven months of 2024, 30 flocks had been misplaced.
This chart presentations the U.S. turkey flock losses through month throughout the 2022-24 outbreak.Denise O’Keefe
April 2022 used to be through a long way the month that had probably the most flock losses with 82. The month that noticed probably the most losses in 2023 used to be November, with 40 flocks affected – additionally the month with the second one maximum flock losses throughout the previous 3 years. June has been the month the place probably the most U.S. turkey flock infections to this point in 2024, with 8.
On the subject of hen losses, 2022 used to be hit the toughest, when 9,745,260 turkeys died. In 2023, 3,673,800 turkeys had been misplaced and to this point in 2024, 1,249,500 birds had been misplaced.
This chart presentations the U.S. turkey losses through month throughout the 2022-24 outbreak.Denise O’Keefe
April 2022 additionally noticed the most important have an effect on, with 3,351,300 turkeys affected. Different months with greater than 1 million turkey losses had been March 2022, September 2022 and November 2023.
View our proceeding protection of the international avian influenza state of affairs.
To be told extra about HPAI circumstances in industrial poultry flocks in the USA, Mexico and Canada, see an interactive map on WATTPoultry.com.