Biosecurity and Avian Influenza links
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Other Links
UT PUBLICATIONS
- Raising Your Own Backyard Chickens in Tennessee
- Disposal Options for Backyard Poultry Flocks Potentially Affected by Avian Influenza
- Egg Sales in Tennessee: Requirements and Suggested Practices for Producers with Small Flocks
OTHER EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
- Managing the Backyard Flock
- Protect Backyard Birds from Predators
- Choosing the Right Breed for Your Backyard Flock
- Backyard Biosecurity Is the Best Defense Against Avian Influenza
- Poultry Disease Diagnosis
- Marek’s Disease in Backyard Chickens
- Fowl Pox in Backyard Flocks
- Coccidiosis in Backyard Chickens
- Mycoplasma gallisepticum in Backyard Flocks
- Infectious Bursal Disease (Gumboro) in Backyard Chickens
- Infectious Bronchitis in Backyard Flocks
- Newcastle Disease in Backyard Chickens
- Fowl Cholera And Infectious Coryza in Backyard Flocks
Master Backyard Poultry Producer
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The Master Backyard Poultry Producer Program is designed to serve the educational needs of backyard poultry producers in Tennessee. The program gives poultry producers a combination of classroom teaching and hands-on learning experiences. The learning sessions provide opportunities for producers to increase the knowledge and skills needed to apply management practices necessary for success in the backyard poultry industry.
Topics:
- Biosecurity & Disease Control
- Management – Husbandry
- Housing
- Environmental Management
- Financials
- Marketing
- Processing
- Regulations
- NPIP Certification
UT Publications
- Understanding LED and Light Dimmer Issues
- Cool Cell Cleaning and Maintenance
- Rodent Control on Poultry Farms
- How and Why Evaporative Cooling Systems Work
- Management of Nipple Drinker Watering Systems
- Commercial Poultry Producer’s Guide to Disposal Options for HPAI Mortalities in Tennessee
- Initial Considerations for Marketing Poultry and Hatching Eggs in Tennessee
- Treating Broiler Litter with Alum
- On-farm Composting of Poultry Litter
- Management of Nipple Watering Systems for Broilers
- Guidelines for Developing and Implementing a Poultry Nutrient Management Plan
- Poultry Litter Sampling and Testing
- Site Selection Factors for New Poultry Facilities
- Permit Requirements for the Poultry Industry
- Litter Land Application Management
Sheldon Barker
Ext Agent III & Co Dir, Sequatchie County
Responsible Area(s)
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Executive/Administrative, Community Economic Development
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Executive/Administrative, Community Economic Development