Summary: Episode 39. Special one hour edition! Today, I will welcome USDA-APHIS to the show. We will be talking all about Avian Influenza and Bio-Security regarding backyard flocks. My special guests will include Dr. Pat Klein, a senior staff veterinarian with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and a coordinator of its National Avian Influenza Prevention and Control Program and Madelaine Fletcher, a public affairs specialist with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Backyard Poultry with the Chicken Whisperer™ is a nationally broadcast radio show all about keeping backyard poultry and living a self-sufficient lifestyle. Each week the Chicken Whisperer™ welcomes special guests from all around the nation to talk about keeping backyard poultry, and living a more self-sufficient lifestyle. Guests include certified avian veterinarians, feed representatives, product representatives, FFA members, 4-H members, poultry club members, and the who's who in the backyard poultry industry. Show segments include Today’s Special Guest, Chicken Trivia Contest, Chickens in the News, Chicken Happenings, FFA Across the USA, and Self Sufficient Lifestyle. The show also frequently goes live to poultry shows all across the nation, and interviews show coordinators, show judges, and show participants.
