Fall is not only harvesting season across the U.S. It is also avian influenza season. With the start of the fall waterfowl migration season, we have seen a steady uptick…
Avian Influenza Season is Back
Tennessee Poultry Association to Host Grower Educational Meetings
The Tennessee Poultry Association will host two grower educational meetings for commercial poultry producers, live production team members, allied industry members, university poultry students and faculty in the coming weeks. …
TPA Names New Executive Director
The Tennessee Poultry Association is excited to announce Tracy Rafferty is the new Executive Director beginning June 15th. She joined TPA in 2013 and has been a valuable part of…
Notification and Biosecurity Recommendations Regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
March 2, 2023 TO: Tennessee Poultry Producers Raising Birds with Outside Access FROM: Dr. Samantha Beaty, State Veterinarian SUBJECT: Notification and Biosecurity Recommendations Regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Since the…
Avian Influenza Continues in Tennessee

Unfortunately, avian influenza did not take a break over the holidays and there have been several new cases develop over the long holiday period in the same general area in…
Notification and Biosecurity Recommendations Regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

December 12, 2022 TO: Tennessee Poultry Producers Raising Birds with Outside Access FROM: Dr. Samantha Beaty, State Veterinarian SUBJECT: Notification and Biosecurity Recommendations Regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Since the…
Tennessee Poultry Association Hosts Grower Educational Meeting
The Tennessee Poultry Association will host a grower meeting for commercial poultry growers, live production team members, allied industry members, university poultry students and faculty next week. The meeting will…
State Veterinarian Lifts Poultry Restrictions in Tennessee
The Tennessee State Veterinarian has lifted statewide poultry restrictions on October 5, 2022, following a confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) infected backyard flock on September 15, 2022, in Obion…
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Tennessee
A strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been found in a backyard poultry flock in western Tennessee. To protect backyard and commercial poultry flocks across the state, the…