Do you want to know how close you are to a Primary Control Zone?
Use the CFIA’s PCZ page. Remember, if your farm is touched by a control zone, your premise would normally be considered to be included. Control zones are established around infected farms to ensure that the poultry within the zone remain healthy and free of HPAI and to control the spread of the disease.
CFIA’S SICK BIRD LINE: 403-338-5225
Permits
All poultry movements off-premise must be permitted.
All permits for moving product are to be done by the hatchery/ processor/ grading station with board staff support.
Have a question about what permit you need? Visit the permit page on the CFIA website or call your commodity board.
Producers & Growers are not completing permits.
All permit applications are to be sent to movementpermit@bcegg.com, this triggers surveillance.
Surveillance
Flock Health Attestation (FHA)
Flock Health Attestation – more information on when you need this here.
If you have questions on how to complete the Flock Health Attestation please view the template here.
Please indicate all barns, including empty barns.
Reporting period should always be the previous 7 days, including the day-of information.
Please submit your Flock Health Attestation to
cfia.WestAIMovementControl-OuestIAControleDeplacements.acia@inspection.gc.ca.
Please cc FHQ@bcegg.com on this so the permit staff will have your updated copy on file and handy.
Testing
Infected Zone (0 km – 3 km)
CFIA has prioritized farms in the 0-3 km zone for dead bird surveillance (DBS). If you are in a 0-3 km zone, you must participate in DBS using your blue bins.
Restricted Zone (3 km – 10 km)
Farms in the 3-10 km zone ONLY need to provide DBS samples prior to any movements. These samples are required 24 hours before a movement is scheduled to take place. DBS bins will NOT be provided for this type of sampling. CFIA has requested that all mortality be placed in garbage bags and then put the bags in a 5-gallon bucket or other lidded container. CFIA staff know to look for these containers when conducting pre-movement sampling.
Reminders: Dead bird surveillance instructions are taped on the inside of the lid.
Pullet movements require live bird testing within or out of the PCZ. Please ensure your Board or Commission is aware well ahead of this planned movement.
Missing information or questions on Dead Bird Surveillance please email:
cfia.WestAIsurveillance-OuestIAsurveillance.acia@inspection.gc.ca
Declarations
Hatcheries accepting hatching eggs from a PCZ must complete a hatchery declaration. This must be completed once, prior to receiving the first shipment of hatching eggs from a primary control zone. Hatchery declaration is also required for hatcheries located within the PCZ as a condition for the movement of day-old poultry from a hatchery in the Infected Zone or Restricted Zone to a poultry premises in the Free Zone, or within the PCZ.
Manure and litter movement requires the completion of an Owner’s Declaration with each request for a specific manure movement permit. Producers are reminded to actively manage manure on farms in accordance with prescribed regulations.
UPDATE All declarations must be completed and sent to movementpermit@bcegg.com along with your permit application.
Questions or Concerns
Contact the permit team or Board staff with specific questions, please DO NOT contact CFIA directly. They are getting bogged down with questions that they cannot answer and track us the associated board staff down anyway. Just go straight to your Board or Commission contact.
HPAI – what to expect if you are in a PCZ-final Sept 2022
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BC Broiler Hatching Eggs: https://bcbhec.com/contact/
BC Chicken Marketing Board: https://bcchicken.ca/contact/
BC Egg Marketing Board: https://bcegg.com/#
BC Turkey Marketing Board: http://www.bcturkey.com/about/contact-us.aspx
BHT Removal Site Contact: Joseph Corapi joseph.corapi@gov.bc.ca
Inspection Canada information – Status of ongoing avian influenza response by province