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NEWS & RESEARCH
KIFCO Announces Debut of Avi-FoamGuard; Sells First Units
"Firefighting Foam Could Kill Birds In Outbreak,” story posted on NBC5.com (Chicago), Nov. 7, 2006. The government has approved the use of firefighting foam to kill chickens quickly if there is an outbreak of deadly bird flu in commercial poultry. The Agriculture Department says water-based foam can be an alternative to carbon dioxide, which has traditionally been used to quickly kill large quantities of birds.
USDA APHIS Administrator Ron DeHaven Approves Foam for Depopulation Dr. Ron DeHaven, Administrator of the Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service of USDA, announced the "tacit approval" of the foam method for mass depopulation. DeHaven's announcement was made at the Delmarva Poultry Industry's 2006 Annual Meeting on Poultry Health & Processing, in Ocean City, Maryland, during a presentation on October 12, 2006 on APHIS's proposed response to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
"NIAA Advocates Use of Foam for Mass Depopulation of Poultry," Federal Veterinarian, Vol. 63, No. 10 (October 2006): 7. Repr. of article in Poultry Health Report (Spring/Summer 2006) 8. The National Institute for Animal Agriculture has asked the American Veterinary Medical Association to move promptly in issuing a policy on the use of firefighting foam in mass depopulation of poultry.
"NIAA Resolution & Position Statements on Poultry Health," Resolution of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture, October 2006.
NIAA's statement recognizes viability and effectiveness of foam use in case of H5N1 avian flu strain, stating the method "needs prompt review and approval by the American Veterinary Medical Association...."
"U.S. Readies for Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza: APHIS Releases Draft AI Plan," Poultry Health Report (Spring/Summer 2006) 1. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal & Plant Health Service (APHIS) announces its release of a Summary of its Response Plan for HPAI.
Research on Foam Method for Mass Depopulation. Read the results of research conducted by poultry health specialists at the University of Delaware.
"Evaluation of Foam-Based Mass Depopulation Methodology for Floor-Reared Meat-Type Poultry Operations," a research paper by M.D. Dawson, E.R. Benson, G.W. Malone, R.L. Aphin, et al. Applied Engineering in Agriculture, Vol. 22, No. 5 (2006): 787-794. Current methods of control for quick-spreading, highly contagious poultry diseases, such as avian influenza (AI) or Exotic Newcastle, require large numbers of poultry to be rapidly killed to prevent further spread...This research paper examines and reviews alternative method for achieving mass depopulation, including the use of firefighting foam. Click here to learn more.
U.S. Congressman Mike Castle (R-Del.) Requests U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns Review Delmarva's AI Response Plan In advance of USDA's release of its draft response plan for avian influenza, Rep. Castle urges Johanns to review "new technology and tactics" developed to contain, control, and eradicate AI in the Delmarva peninsula—including, in Castle's words, "some critical ‘best practices,' which have become a staple of biosecurity on Delmarva, including the use of the foam depopulation technique (humane euthanasia) and disposal through in-house composting."
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