After a summer lull, bird migrations are expected to mean a resurgence of avian flu this autumn.
Since last April, when the illness was detected in a commercial poultry flock in the North Okanagan, domestic birds at 22 different sites around B.C. have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian flu.
In one of the most recent cases O’Keefe Ranch in Spallumcheen had to cull its entire flock.
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So the provincial Ministry of Agriculture is holding workshops for small flock owners around the province to get the message out about the illness and how to protect domestic birds.
On Thursday, the ministry held an event in Kelowna.
Bowes said compared to the communication available for the commercial poultry industry, there hasn’t been much information targeted to small flock owners about the outbreak.
“We really wanted to bring the small flock producers together to know they are part of this outbreak, that they are definitely part of the detections that we are getting on quite a regular basis,” said Bowes.
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