WASHINGTON — In an effort to control the continuing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, which originally began in 2022, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announces an interim rule updating the conditions for poultry facilities to receive compensation and indemnity after positive HPAI testing.
The agency adds that biosecurity measures continue to be the “most effective” means to fight against HPAI. APHIS says that through this new rule farmers perform a biosecurity audit before their farms can be restocked with birds after they have a positive HPAI detection, as well as before they receive future indemnity payments.