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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE VETERINARY SERVICES 2150 CENTRE AVE, BLDG B FORT COLLINS, CO 80526

COMMERCIAL TURKEY CASE CONTROL SURVEY

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Date (mm/dd/yy): date

Section A – Case or Control

1. Is this a case or control farm? [During the interview, verify the farm name and address printed on the label are correct for this farm.] t101
o₁ Case farm [Go to Item 2.]

o₃ Control farm [Go to Item 3.]

2. If this is a case farm,

a. The following is the 14-day reference period for this farm:

t102/t102a ________________ – _______________ mm/dd/yy – mm/dd/yy

In this questionnaire, we will ask many questions about a 14-day reference period. The “reference period” for your farm is the 14 days between [Insert the dates listed in Item 2a above]. This is the 14 days before the detection of HPAI on this farm.

b. How many turkeys were on this farm on the last day of the reference period? t103 # turkeys

c. During the 2022 HPAI outbreak, how many of the barns on this farm were confirmed or were suspected to be infected with HPAI? t104 # barns

[Go to Section B.]

3. If this is a control farm,

a. The tentative 14-day reference period for this farm is:

t105/t105a _______________ – ______________ mm/dd/yy – mm/dd/yy

b. Did you have turkeys for the entire 14-day period between the dates in Item 3a above? t106

o₁ Yes

o₃ No

If Yes, the “14-day reference period” for your farm is [Insert the dates listed in Item 3a above]. We will refer to this as the “reference period” throughout the questionnaire. [Proceed to Item 3c.]

If No, help the producer identify the closest 14-day period to the reference period from Item 3a during which they had turkeys on the farm and enter that period into the fields below. This period must be during 2022.

Enter the selected 14-day period here: t107 Start date mm/dd/yy

(Finish date = start date + 14 days) t108 Finish date mm/dd/yy

All questions regarding the “reference period” refer to the 14 days selected above. We will refer to this as the “reference period” throughout the questionnaire.

[If the farm did not have turkeys during 2022, go to Section L.]

c. How many turkeys were on this farm on the last day of the reference period? t109 # turkeys

Section B – Premises Description

1. What stage(s) of turkey production is on this farm?

a. Brooder t201 o₁ Yes o₃ No

b. Grower t202 o₁ Yes o₃ No

c. Breeder t203 o₁ Yes o₃ No

d. Other (specify: ) t204oth t204 o₁ Yes o₃ No

2. What is the sex of the market type on this farm? [Check all that apply.]

o₁ Hens t205

o₁ Toms t206

o₁ Breeder hens t207

o₁ Breeder toms t208

3. Is this farm multiple age or single age? [Check one only.] t209

o₁ Multiple age

o₂ Single age

4. What other type(s) of poultry is present on this farm?

a. Broiler t210 o₁ Yes o₃ No

b. Layer t211 o₁ Yes o₃ No

c. Domestic ducks or geese (exclude wild birds) t212 o₁ Yes o₃ No

d. Other (specify: ) t213oth t213 o₁ Yes o₃ No

5. Is this farm certified organic? t214 o₁ Yes o₃ No

6. Is this facility enrolled in NPIP? t215 o₁ Yes o₃ No

a. If yes, is this facility enrolled in an NPIP Avian Influenza Program? t216 o₁ Yes o₃ No

7. Is this a: [Check one only.] t217

o₁ Company farm?

o₂ Contract farm?

o₃ Independent farm?

o₄ Other? (specify: ) t217oth

8. How many barns are on this farm? t218 # barns

a. In the last year, how many of these barns housed birds? t219 # barns

For the remainder of the questionnaire, some questions will ask about practices for the entire farm, and other questions will ask about practices for a “selected barn.”

INSTRUCTIONS for selecting a barn:

Case farm: Select the first barn on this premises that was confirmed to be HPAI positive. If more than one barn was confirmed to be HPAI positive on the same date, choose one barn. Answer questions for the 14 days prior to the onset of clinical signs or increased mortality (the reference period). [Section A, Item 2a]

Control farm: Randomly select one barn to be the “selected barn.” Choose one that had birds during the 14-day reference period [Section A, Item 3]. Use this barn to answer all questions about the “selected barn.”

9. What is the barn ID or name for the selected barn? t220

10. During the 14-day reference period, did any birds on the farm or selected barn have access to the outdoors?

a. Any birds on the farm t221 o₁ Yes o₃ No

b. Selected barn t222 o₁ Yes o₃ No

11. Were any livestock, excluding poultry, on the farm, or located within 350 yards of the farm, fed hay or grain in the pasture or in outdoor feed troughs during the 14-day reference period?

(350 yards is about the length of three football fields.) t223 o₁ Yes o₃ No o₄ Don’t Know

12. What is the water source for poultry?

a. Off-site fresh water (for example, municipal, federal, cooperative,
community, commercial) t224 o₁ Yes o₃ No

b. Well t225 o₁ Yes o₃ No

c. Surface water (for example, pond) t226 o₁ Yes o₃ No

d. Other (specify: ) t228oth t227 o₁ Yes o₃ No

13. Are water treatments such as chlorination used in the drinking water for the poultry on this farm? t228 o₁ Yes o₃ No

a. If Yes, are these treatments given: t229 o₁ Continuously? o₃ Intermittently?

14. Are windbreaks present on this farm?

Windbreak type	Present?	If Yes, distance to closest poultry barn
a. Evergreen or juniper	o1 Yes o3 No	_______ yards	t230/t233
b. Deciduous tree	o1 Yes o3 No	_______ yards	t231/t234
c. Structural (for example, hill, natural break)	o1 Yes o3 No	_______ yards	t232/t235

15. Are the following water body type(s) visible or within 350 yards (about three football fields) of this farm?

a. Pond t236 o₁ Yes o₃ No

b. Lake t237 o₁ Yes o₃ No

c. Stream t238 o₁ Yes o₃ No

d. River t239 o₁ Yes o₃ No

e. Wetland or swamp t240 o₁ Yes o₃ No

f. Wastewater lagoon t241 o₁ Yes o₃ No

g. Standing water during the 14-day reference period t242 o₁ Yes o₃ No

h. Drainage ditch or canal t243 o₁ Yes o₃ No

i. Other (specify: ) t245oth t244 o₁ Yes o₃ No

[If Question 15 a through i are all equal to No, skip to Question 17.]

16. For those water bodies, including drainage ditches and lagoons within 350 yards on the farm, approximately how many wild waterfowl or shorebirds (for example, ducks, geese, wading birds, gulls) were seen on the water during the 14-day reference period? [Check one only.] t245

o₁ None o₂ Tens o₃ Hundreds o₄ Thousands o₅ Don’t know

17. What is the distance (in yards) of the closest body of water (for example, pond, lake, stream, river, wetland) to this farm? t246 yards

18. In the 14-day reference period, approximately how many wild waterfowl or shorebirds (for example, ducks, geese, wading birds, gulls) might have been seen on this body of water at one time? [Check one only.] t247

o₁ None o₂ Tens o₃ Hundreds o₄ Thousands o₅ Don’t know

19. What is the approximate distance (in yards) to the closest field where crops or hay are harvested?

t248 yards

20. What crop was last grown in this field? [Check one only.] t249

o₁ Corn

o₂ Soybeans

o₃ Alfalfa or grass intended for livestock feed

o₄ Other (specify: ) t250oth

o₅ Don’t know

21. Was this field tilled in:

a. Fall 2021? t250 o₁ Yes o₃ No o₄ Don’t know

b. Spring 2022? t251 o₁ Yes o₃ No o₄ Don’t know

22. Was this field actively worked (for example, tilled, disked, hay harvested, trees cut, row crops harvested) during the 14-day reference period? t252 o₁ Yes o₃ No o₄ Don’t know

23. For this closest field, approximately how many wild waterfowl or shorebirds (for example, ducks, geese, wading birds, gulls) were seen during the 14-day reference period? [Check one only.] t253

o₁ None o₂ Tens o₃ Hundreds o₄ Thousands o₅ Don’t know

Section C – Wild Birds

1. During the 14-day reference period, how frequently were the following types of wild birds seen on the farm and within 100 yards of the outside of the barns?

Bird type	Often	Sometimes	Never
a. Waterfowl (for example, ducks, geese)	o1	o2	o3	t301
b. Gulls	o1	o2	o3	t302
c. Small perching birds (for example, sparrows, starlings, swallows)	o1	o2	o3	t303
d. Blackbirds and crows	o1	o2	o3	t304
e. Other water birds (for example, egrets, cormorants)	o1	o2	o3	t305
f. Wild turkeys, pheasants, quail	o1	o2	o3	t306
g. Raptors (for example, eagles, hawks, owls, vultures)	o1	o2	o3	t307
h. Pigeons and doves	o1	o2	o3	t308
i. Other (specify: ) t309oth	o1	o2	o3	t309

2. During the 14-day reference period, how frequently were the following types of wild birds seen inside the selected barn?

Bird type	Often	Sometimes	Never
a. Large birds (for example, pigeons, crows)	o1	o2	o3	t310
b. Small birds (for example, finches, sparrows, starlings)	o1	o2	o3	t311
c. Other (specify: ) t312oth	o1	o2	o3	t312

3. During the 14-day reference period, did you or other farm workers observe any of the following types of sick or dead wild birds inside the barns or outside of the barns?

Sick/dead bird type	Inside the barns	Outside the barns
a. Large birds (for example, pigeons, crows)	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Yes o3 No	t313/t316
b. Small birds (for example, finches, sparrows, starlings)	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Yes o3 No	t314/t317
c. Other (specify: ) t315oth	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Yes o3 No	t315/t318

4. If Yes to Questions 3a, 3b, or 3c, what was done with the sick or dead wild birds?

a. Left for predators t319 o₁ Yes o₃ No

b. Disposal by same method used for daily turkey mortality on farm t320 o₁ Yes o₃ No

c. Taken to rehab center, animal control or veterinarian t321 o₁ Yes o₃ No

d. Something else (specify: ) t322oth t322 o₁ Yes o₃ No

Section D – Farm Biosecurity

1. What best describes the road surface on this farm that vehicles coming onto the operation drive on? [Check one only.] t401

o₁ Hard top/asphalt

o₂ Gravel

o₃ Dirt

o₄ Other (specify: ) t401oth

2. In general, do the following types of vehicles:

Codes for question 2

1 = come to the perimeter of the farm only

2 = enter the farm but not near the barns

3 = come near the barns

4 = do not come at all

Enter the codes that apply.

a. Garbage or dumpster pick up t402 code

b. Propane delivery t403 code

c. Feed delivery t404 code

d. Feed ingredient delivery t405 code

e. Renderer t406 code

f. Company personnel (for example, catch/vaccination crew, barn workers,
service person, veterinarian) t407 code

g. Other business visitors (for example, meter reader, repairman) t408 code

3. In general, how many vehicles (including employee vehicles) come to the following locations on a weekly basis?

a. Perimeter of the farm only t409 vehicles per week

b. Enter the farm but not near the barns t410 vehicles per week

c. Come near the barns t411 vehicles per week

4. Excluding driveways on farm, what is the distance (in yards or miles) from this farm to the nearest public gravel or dirt road? t412y yards OR t412m miles

5. How frequently is vegetation mowed and/or bush hogged on the premises?
(Answer for when vegetation is present, for example, spring and summer) t413 times/month

6. Was there a wash station or spray area being used for vehicles during the 14-day reference period? t414 o₁ Yes o₃ No

[If Question 6 = No, SKIP to Question 8.]

7. During the 14-day reference period, was the vehicle wash station or spray area:

a. Located on the farm? t415 o₁ Yes o₃ No

b. Were the vehicle tires washed? t416 o₁ Yes o₃ No

c. Was the vehicle exterior washed? t417 o₁ Yes o₃ No

d. Was the vehicle interior cleaned (for example, floor mats) t418 o₁ Yes o₃ No

e. Were the following vehicles washed?

i. Worker vehicles t419 o₁ Yes o₃ No o₄ NA

ii. Feed trucks t420 o₁ Yes o₃ No o₄ NA

iii. Vehicles delivering or removing birds t421 o₁ Yes o₃ No o₄ NA

iv. Other vehicles (specify: ) t422oth t422 o₁ Yes o₃ No o₄ NA

f. What disinfectant was used? t423

g. What was the distance from the vehicle wash station to the selected barn in yards?
t424 yards

8. Did workers and visitors always, sometimes, or never park in a restricted area away from the poultry barns during the 14-day reference period?

a. Workers t425 o₁ Always o₂ Sometimes o₃ Never

b. Visitors t426 o₁ Always o₂ Sometimes o₃ Never

9. During the 14-day reference period, were wild mammals, such as raccoons, opossums, skunks, coyotes, or foxes, or evidence of their presence, seen in or around poultry barns?
t427 o₁ Yes o₃ No

10. During the 14-day reference period, which of the following pest and wild bird control measures were used on this farm?

a. Rat and mouse bait stations t428 o₁ Yes o₃ No

i. If Yes, how frequently are they checked per month? t429 times/month

b. Beetle control (for example, sprays, baits, boric acid) t430 o₁ Yes o₃ No

c. Fly control (for example, baits, larvicide, space sprays/fogger, biological predators)
t431 o₁ Yes o₃ No

d. Netting on barns to prevent wild bird access t432 o₁ Yes o₃ No

11. How often were rodents observed in the selected barn during the 14-day reference period? [Check one only.] t433

o₁ Frequently (for example, daily)

o₂ Occasionally (for example, weekly)

o₃ Never

12. What was the intensity of beetles observed in the selected barn during the 14-day reference period? [Check one only.] t434

o₁ High

o₂ Medium

o₃ Low

o₄ None

13. What was the intensity of flies observed in the selected barn during the 14-day reference period? [Check one only.] t435

o₁ High

o₂ Medium

o₃ Low

o₄ None

14. Does the selected barn have a hard-surface entry pad (for example, concrete, asphalt)? t436 o₁ Yes o₃ No

If Yes,

a. Is the entry pad cleaned? t437 o₁ Yes o₃ No

i. If Yes, specify frequency t438/t438a times/ o₁ week o₂ month OR o₃ year

b. Is disinfectant used? t439 o₁ Yes o₃ No

15. During the 14-day reference period, how frequently were wild birds, wild animals, and rodents able to access poultry feed or feed ingredients (for example, feed spillage, open bag, cover left open)?

For this question, “Always” is 100% of the time, “Most of the time” is 51-99% of the time, “Sometimes” is 1-50% of the time, and “Never” is 0% of the time.

Type	Always	Most of the time	Sometimes	Never
a. Wild birds	o1	o2	o3	o4	t440
b. Wild animals (such as raccoons, opossums, skunks, coyotes, or foxes)	o1	o2	o3	o4	t441
c. Rodents	o1	o2	o3	o4	t442

16. Does this farm have a written wildlife management plan that includes methods to minimize wildlife or wild bird entry and reduce wildlife attractants such as standing water? t443 o₁ Yes o₃ No

17. In the 2 years before the 14-day reference period, were any biosecurity audits or assessments (company or third party) conducted on this farm? t444 o₁ Yes o₃ No o₄ Don’t know

18. Considering the following biosecurity topics, how challenging would you say these are for producers to achieve? [Check one box per row.]

	Not at all challenging	Slightly challenging	Somewhat challenging	Quite challenging	Extremely challenging
a. Keeping feed safe from rodents	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t445
b. Keeping feed safe from wildlife	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t446

Section E – Biosecurity Investments

1. Over the past year, has this farm had the following ongoing biosecurity expenses?
If Yes, what was the typical monthly cost of each?

Biosecurity type	Ongoing expenses?	If Yes, what is the typical monthly cost?
a. Wash station or spray area being used for vehicles	o1 Yes o3 No	$________	t501/t507
b. Foot baths	o1 Yes o3 No	$________	t502/t508
c. Pest and bait stations	o1 Yes o3 No	$________	t503/t509
d. Wash stations for employees (for example, sinks, showers)	o1 Yes o3 No	$________	t504/t510
e. PPE for employees and visitors (for example, gloves, coveralls, boot covers)	o1 Yes o3 No	$________	t505/t511
f. Other (specify: ) t506oth	o1 Yes o3 No	$________	t506/t512
Total monthly cost		$________	t513

2. Since 2015, has this farm built or made permanent improvements or renovations on the following farm structures that impact the farm’s biosecurity?

a. A service room that personnel must enter through that separates “outside area” from “inside area” (for example, Danish entry) t514 o₁ Yes o₃ No

b. Wash stations for employees (for example, sinks, showers) t515 o₁ Yes o₃ No

c. Permanent improvements or renovations to limit wild bird access to barns t516 o₁ Yes o₃ No

d. Barn ventilation system t517 o₁ Yes o₃ No

e. Other barn improvements or renovations t518 o₁ Yes o₃ No

f. Feed bins t519 o₁ Yes o₃ No

g. Permanent vehicle wash stations (for example, automated truck wash) t520 o₁ Yes o₃ No

h. Other (specify: ) t521oth t521 o₁ Yes o₃ No

i. If Yes to any in 2a through 2h, what was the approximate total cost of all of these improvements? t522 $

3. Over the next two years, does this farm have plans to build or make permanent improvements or renovations on farm structures such as barns, feed bins, or other structures that impact the farm’s biosecurity? t523 o₁ Yes o₃ No

4. Since 2015, has this farm built or installed any of the following temporary structures or infrastructure that impact the farm’s biosecurity?

a. Gates t524 o₁ Yes o₃ No

b. Parking area t525 o₁ Yes o₃ No

c. Temporary wild bird mitigation t526 o₁ Yes o₃ No

d. Landscape fabric on air intake inlets or curtains t527 o₁ Yes o₃ No

e. Temporary vehicle wash stations (for example, hand sprayer) t528 o₁ Yes o₃ No

f. Other (specify: ) t529oth t529 o₁ Yes o₃ No

g. If Yes to any in 4a through 4f, what was the approximate total cost of all of these improvements? t530 $

5. Over the next two years, does this farm have plans to build or install any temporary structures that impact the farm’s biosecurity? t531 o₁ Yes o₃ No

6. How much did the 2014-2015 HPAI outbreak influence your decisions about biosecurity investments for this farm? t532 o₁ Not at all o₂ Slightly o₃ Somewhat o₄ Quite a bit o₅ Extremely

Section F – Farm Help / Workers

Questions in this section refer to persons such as the producer, employees, farm help, crews, etc.

1. What is the total number of employees working on this farm that have access to or directly work with poultry (including family, both paid and unpaid)? t601 #

2. Did this farm use occasional or emergency workers such as family members or part-time help to fill in for any employees during the 14-day reference period? t602 o₁ Yes o₃ No

3. During the 14-day reference period, how frequently were the following measures used by workers entering the selected barn?

For this question, “Always” is 100% of the time, “Most of the time” is 51-99% of the time, “Sometimes” is 1-50% of the time, and “Never” is 0% of the time. N/A=not applicable.

Measure	Always	Most of the time	Sometimes	Never	N/A-Not available
a. An established clean/dirty line	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t603
b. A service room that personnel must enter through that separates “outside area” from “inside area”	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t604
c. Shower	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t605
d. Wash hands or use hand sanitizer before entering the barn	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t606
e. Wear disposable gloves	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t607
f. Different personnel for different barns	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t608
g. Locks on the barn doors	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t609
h. Wear disposable coveralls	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t610
i. Change of clothing/coveralls (washable)	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t611
j. Change of shoes or use of shoe covers	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t612
k. Scrub footwear (bucket and brush)	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t613
l. Foot bath (liquid)	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t614
m. Foot bath (dry, such as powdered or particulate)	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t615

[If both Question 3 l and m = not available, SKIP to Question 5.]

4. What was the frequency that liquid or dry footbath solutions were changed for the selected barn during the 14-day reference period? t616/t616a times/ o₁ week o₂ month OR o₃ year

a. What disinfectant was used in the footbaths? t617

5. During a typical month, do any workers on this farm visit another poultry farm?
t618 o₁ Yes o₃ No o₄ Don’t know

6. Are any workers or members of their household employed by other poultry operations, other company farms, rendering plants, or processing plants?

a. Workers t619 o₁ Yes o₃ No o₄ Don’t know

b. Members of household t620 o₁ Yes o₃ No o₄ Don’t know

7. Do any employees own their own poultry, including small backyard flocks?
t621 o₁ Yes o₃ No o₄ Don’t know

8. Are employees required to stay off farm after exposure to other poultry? t622 o₁ Yes o₃ No

a. If Yes, for how long (hours)? t623 hours

9. In a typical week, how much time is spent by all employees on biosecurity activities on the farm?
t624 hours

10. Considering the following personnel-related topics, how challenging would you say these are for producers to achieve? [Check one box per row.]

	Not at all challenging	Slightly challenging	Somewhat challenging	Quite challenging	Extremely challenging
a. Hiring new personnel	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t625
b. Retaining trained personnel	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t626
c. Communicating the importance of biosecurity to personnel	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t627
d. Enforcing daily biosecurity measures	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t628
e. Other personnel-related challenges (Specify: t629oth )	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t629

Section G – Farm Visitors

1. How often is a visitor log used to record visitor traffic onto the farm?
t701 o₁ Always o₂ Sometimes o₃ Never

2. Did any of the following types of people visit the farm during the 14-day reference period?

If Yes, how many times did they visit during the 14-day reference period and did they enter the selected barn?

Visitor type	Did they visit the farm?	If Yes,
		How many times did they visit?	Did this visitor enter the selected barn?
a. Federal/State veterinary or animal health worker	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t702/t725/t748
b. Extension agent or university veterinarian	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t703/t726/t749
c. Private or company veterinarian	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t704/t727/t750
d. Company service person	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t705/t728/t751
e. Nutritionist or feed company consultant	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t706/t729/t752
f. Bird delivery personnel (for example, poult placement, brood to grow move)	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t707/t730/t753
g. Vaccination crew	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t708/t731/t754
h. Catch crew (bird removal)	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t709/t732/t755
i. Artificial insemination crew (for breeder farms)	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t710/t733/t756
j. Feed ingredient delivery person	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t711/t734/t757
k. Feed delivery personnel	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t712/t735/t758
l. Egg truck personnel (for breeder farms)	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t713/t736/t759
m. Fresh litter delivery services	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t714/t737/t760
n. Litter removal services (for example, litter broker, litter disposal)	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t715/t738/t761
o. Customer (private individual)	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t716/t739/t762
p. Wholesaler, buyer, or dealer	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t717/t740/t763
q. Renderer	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t718/t741/t764
r. Dead bird pickup other than by renderer	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t719/t742/t765
s. Rodent control crew	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t720/t743/t766
t. Occasional worker (for example, family member, part-time help over holiday)	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t721/t744/t767
u. Construction workers, repair or maintenance personnel	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t722/t745/t768
v. Other business visitors (including other producers, meter readers, package delivery (UPS), propane, or similar)	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t723/t746/t769
w. Other nonbusiness visitors (including neighbors, family members, friends, and school field trips)	o1 Yes o3 No	____ # visits	o1 Yes o3 No	t724/t747/t770

3. For those visitors who entered the selected barn during the 14-day reference period, did you require the following? [Check one per row.]

	Yes, verified at farm	Yes, visitor responsibility	No
a. Change of outer clothing/farm specific clothing/coveralls	o1	o2	o3	t771
b. Foot covers or change of footwear	o1	o2	o3	t772
c. Mask	o1	o2	o3	t773
d. Hand sanitizing or handwashing	o1	o2	o3	t774
e. Gloves	o1	o2	o3	t775
f. Not visit multiple farms in the same day	o1	o2	o3	t776
g. Other (specify: ) t777oth	o1	o2	o3	t777

4. How often is a restroom facility (including portable) available to crews that visit the farm?
t778 o₁ Always (24 hours/day) o₂ Sometimes o₃ Never

Section H – Farm Vehicles and Equipment

1. Were the following vehicles shared with another farm during the 14-day reference period?
If Yes, how often were they cleaned and disinfected prior to returning to this farm?

Vehicle type	Shared with another farm in the 14-day reference period?	If Yes, how often was it cleaned and disinfected prior to returning to this farm?
a. Company trucks or trailers (for example, pickup truck, trailer with supplies, supervisor truck, or similar)	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t801/t810
b. Feed trucks	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t802/t811
c. Feed ingredient truck	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t803/t812
d. Bird delivery vehicles (for example, placing birds)	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t804/t813
e. Bird removal vehicles (for example, moved to slaughter, moved to grow)	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t805/t814
f. Egg removal vehicles (for breeder farms)	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t806/t815
g. Manure/litter hauling	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t807/t816
h. ATV/4-wheeler	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t808/t817
i. Other (specify:______________________) t809oth	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t809/t818

2. Were the following pieces of equipment shared with another farm during the 14-day reference period?
If Yes, how often were they cleaned and disinfected prior to returning to this farm?

Equipment type	Shared with another farm in the 14-day reference period?	If Yes, how often was it cleaned and disinfected prior to returning to this farm?
a. Gates/panels	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t819/t830
b. Lawn mowers	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t820/t831
c. Live haul loaders	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t821/t832
d. Catch pens	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t822/t833
e. Scales for weighing birds	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t823/t834
f. Vaccination equipment	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t824/t835
g. Pressure sprayers/washers/foamers	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t825/t836
h. Skid-steer loaders	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t826/t837
i. Litter/manure handling	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t827/t838
j. Tillers/de-caking equipment	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t828/t839
k. Other (specify:______________________) t829oth	o1 Yes o3 No	o1 Always o2 Sometimes o3 Never	t829/t840

3. Considering the following equipment-related topics, how challenging would you say these are for producers to achieve? [Check one box per row.]

	Not at all challenging	Slightly challenging	Somewhat challenging	Quite challenging	Extremely challenging
a. Keeping shared vehicles cleaned and disinfected	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t841
b. Keeping shared small equipment (such as catch pens or litter tillers) cleaned and disinfected	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t842
c. Other equipment or vehicle-related challenges (Specify: t843oth _______________)	o1	o2	o3	o4	o5	t843

Section I – Litter Handling

1. Was fresh litter/bedding brought onto the farm during the 14-day reference period?
t901 o₁ Yes o₃ No

a. If Yes, who brought the fresh litter onto the farm? [Check one only.] t902

o₁ Company personnel

o₂ Litter provider

o₃ Other (specify: ) t902oth

2. Is the fresh litter heat treated prior to delivery? t903 o₁ Yes o₃ No o₄ Don’t know

3. Prior to use, is fresh litter stored on the farm:

a. Outside t904 o₁ Yes o₃ No

i. If Yes, is it covered? t905 o₁ Yes o₃ No

b. In a shed t906 o₁ Yes o₃ No

i. If Yes, is the shed closed? t907 o₁ Yes o₃ No

[If both Questions 3 a and b = No, SKIP to Question 6.]

4. What is the distance (in yards) from the on-site fresh litter storage area to the selected barn?

t908 yards

5. Prior to use, is fresh litter accessible to:

a. Wild birds t909 o₁ Yes o₃ No

b. Wild animals (for example, raccoons, opossum, coyotes, foxes) t910 o₁ Yes o₃ No

c. Domestic animals (for example, dogs, cats) t911 o₁ Yes o₃ No

6. What was the date that used litter was last removed from any barn on this farm prior to the end of the 14-day reference period? t912 mm/dd/yy

7. How was used litter disposed of prior to or during the 14-day reference period?

a. Composted on-farm t913 o₁ Yes o₃ No

i. If Yes, what is the distance (in yards) to the selected barn? t914 yards

b. Stored on-farm t915 o₁ Yes o₃ No

c. Applied to land on this farm t916 o₁ Yes o₃ No

i. If Yes, what was the date litter was applied to land? t917 mm/dd/yy

d. Taken off-site t918 o₁ Yes o₃ No

8. Was manure or used litter from other farms brought onto this farm or adjacent farms prior to or during the reference period? t919 o₁ Yes o₃ No o₄ Don’t know

9. How many times was fresh litter added to the selected barn during the reference period?
t920 times

These next three questions ask about the litter management practices for the selected barn around the time of the 14-day reference period.

10. Was litter “tilled” after it was placed in the selected barn? t921 o₁ Yes o₃ No

11. Was there a partial clean out of the selected barn? t922 o₁ Yes o₃ No

12. When was the last full clean out of the selected barn? [Check one only.] t923

o₁ Prior to this flock

o₂ Two flocks ago

o₃ Three or more flocks ago

Section J – Dead Bird Disposal

1. What is the approximate normal daily mortality on this farm? t1001 #/day

2. During the 14-day reference period, what were the method(s) of dead bird (daily mortality) disposal on this farm?

a. Composting t1002 o₁ Yes o₃ No

b. Burial t1003 o₁ Yes o₃ No

c. Incineration t1004 o₁ Yes o₃ No

d. Rendering t1005 o₁ Yes o₃ No

e. Landfill t1006 o₁ Yes o₃ No

f. Other (specify: ) t1007oth t1007 o₁ Yes o₃ No

3. If Question 2a (composting) or Question 2b (burial) is Yes, how frequently are carcasses covered with:

a. Soil? t1008 o₁ Daily o₂ Every 2 or more days o₃ Never

b. Manure? t1009 o₁ Daily o₂ Every 2 or more days o₃ Never

4. If Question 2d (rendering) is Yes,

a. Is the carcass bin kept covered? t1010 o₁ Yes o₃ No

b. Are carcasses: [Check one only.] t1011

o₁ Taken by the producer or worker to the renderer?

o₂ Picked up by the renderer from the farm?

c. How many times were carcasses moved to the renderer during the 14-day reference period?
t1012 # times

5. Does this farm have an alternative mortality disposal plan if the typical method is disrupted and carcasses cannot be moved off farm? t1013 o₁ Yes o₃ No

6. Were any wild birds or wild mammals observed around the dead bird collection area (such as burial, compost pile, rendering bin, or similar) during the 14-day reference period?

a. Wild birds t1014 o₁ Yes o₃ No

b. Wild mammals t1015 o₁ Yes o₃ No

7. During the 14-day reference period, did this farm use a shared collection point for dead bird disposal? [Check one only.] t1016 o₁ Yes – located on this farm o₂ Yes – located off this farm o₃ No

8. How far is the selected barn (in yards) from the dead bird disposal/holding area including carcass bin for rendering? t1017 yards

Section K – Selected Barn Characteristics

Answer this entire section for the selected barn that was chosen in Section B. Answer questions for the 14-day reference period.

1. Which best describes the ground surface immediately surrounding (within 1 yard) this barn (excluding vehicle approach and loading area)? [Check one only.] t1101

o₁ Gravel or hard surface

o₂ Dirt

o₃ Short grass

o₄ Tall grass or brush

2. Were the following type(s) of poultry present in this barn during the 14-day reference period?

a. Brooder t1102 o₁ Yes o₃ No

b. Grower toms t1103 o₁ Yes o₃ No

c. Grower hens t1104 o₁ Yes o₃ No

d. Breeders t1105 o₁ Yes o₃ No

e. Other (specify: ) t1106oth t1106 o₁ Yes o₃ No

3. For the flock that was present during the 14-day reference period, how many birds were placed in this barn? t1107 # birds

4. What was the date of placement in this barn? t1108 mm/dd/yy

5. How old were birds when placed in this barn? t1109d days OR t1109w weeks

6. Were different stages of production (for example, brooders and growers) present in this barn at the same time during the 14-day reference period? t1110 o₁ Yes o₃ No

7. Was there a partial load-out of this barn during the reference period? t1111 o₁ Yes o₃ No

8. Was there another health concern in this flock during the reference period? t1112 o₁ Yes o₃ No

a. If Yes, specify condition: t1113

9. Was this flock being treated for a condition or health concern during the reference period?
t1114 o₁ Yes o₃ No

a. If Yes, specify treatment: t1115

10. How old is this barn structure? t1116 years

11. How long has it been since the last remodel of the barn structure? t1117 years

t1117a o₁ NA – Never remodeled

12. How well has the barn structure been maintained? [Check one only.] t1118

o₁ Well – For example, walls, curtains, and mud boards do not have holes, no visible daylight, the barn is tight and well insulated

o₂ Moderate – For example, barn could have rust or small holes, mud boards may be damaged, curtains may be torn or not in good repair, curtains may not close all the way, insulation may not be in good repair, the poly may be hanging from the ceiling

o₃ Poor – For example, holes in walls and mud boards are apparent, tin is rusted, may have leaks in roof, there might be some holes large enough for wild birds to enter, multiple areas with daylight visible, insulation may be hanging from the ceiling

13. Is this barn bird proof? t1119 o₁ Yes o₃ No

14. During the 14-day reference period, did you notice any water seepage into the barn (for example, water entering the barn from snowmelt or rainwater)? t1120 o₁ Yes o₃ No o₄ Don’t know

15. What type of ventilation was used for this barn during the 14-day reference period? [Check one only.] t1121

o₁ Curtain ventilated

o₂ Environmental control/tunnel ventilation

o₃ Side doors (such as tip outs)

o₄ Other (specify: ) t1121oth

16. During the 14-day reference period,

1. What percentage of time were the curtains open? t1122/t1133 % time o₄ Don’t know

2. How many days were the curtains open or partially open? t1123 /t1134 # days o₄ Don’t know

17. Was intake air filtered during the 14-day reference period? t1124 o₁ Yes o₃ No

a. If Yes, specify type of filter: t1125

18. During the 14-day reference period, was landscape fabric in place on either air intake inlets or along curtains on the barn?

a. On air intake inlets t1126 o₁ Yes o₃ No

b. Along curtains t1127 o₁ Yes o₃ No

[If both Question 18a and 18b = No, SKIP to Question 21.]

19. During the 14-day reference period, was any of this landscape fabric installed or replaced on either air intake inlets or along curtains? t1128 o₁ Yes o₃ No

20. During the 14-day reference period, was any of this landscape fabric sprayed with disinfectant on either air intake inlets or along curtains? t1129 o₁ Yes o₃ No

a. If Yes, how often was it sprayed: t1130/t1130a times / o₁ day OR o₂ week

21. How frequently were the following used in this barn during the 14-day reference period? [Check one per row.]

	Used regularly	Not used regularly	Not available
a. Cool cell pads	o1	o2	o3	t1131
b. Misters	o1	o2	o3	t1132

Section L – Office Use Only

1. Interview response code. [Check only one.] t1201

o₁ Survey completed

o₂ Refused

o₃ Out of business

o₄ No turkeys present during 2022

o₅ Inaccessible

o₆ Other (specify: ) t1201oth

Comment Section 

 

Please use this section for anything else that you would like to add. For example, how do you think HPAI was/is spreading within your geographic area? t1301

 

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