2022/2023 Membership Renewals 

MVMA Members - it is time to renew your dues for the 2022/2023 membership year!  To renew, log in to your account, click on My Profile and renew from there.  If you do not remember your username, please email the office.  Note: if you did not renew by November for the 2021/2022 year, your account has been marked as inactive.  Email the office at i[email protected] to renew your dues.  

We appreciate your continued support!

MVMA Committee Involvement

Keep engaged in your MVMA!  Sign-up today for one or more of the newly restructured MVMA committees. 
Committee meetings will be conducted via Zoom later this fall.  Watch for member emails regarding the meeting dates and times.  

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USDA Defend the Flock Program

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in domestic poultry in the United States. Birds can be infected with HPAI and show no signs of illness. They can carry the disease to new areas when migrating. All bird owners should prevent contact between their birds and wild birds and report sick birds or unusual bird deaths to State/Federal officials, either through their state veterinarian or through USDA’s toll-free number at 1-866-536-7593.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) urges all poultry growers to make sure they are doing everything possible to keep their birds healthy and reduce the risk that an infectious disease will spread from their property to other flocks. Anyone involved with poultry production—commercial or backyard flocks alike—should review their biosecurity plan and enhance their biosecurity practices to assure the health of their birds.

The APHIS Defend the Flock public education program provides checklists, videos, webinars, and educational resources to help poultry growers learn good biosecurity. All materials can be found at bit.ly/DefendtheFlock-Resources2022 and are free and available 24/7.

Biosecurity is the key to keeping our nation’s poultry healthy, and a responsibility that we all share. Let’s keep our poultry healthy together!

University of Minnesota's Partners for Wildlife Fellowship Program Releases Educational Video

Below is a link to a brief video presentation developed to provide introductory information to veterinarians on how to render medical assistance to wildlife before transfer to a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. It emphasizes the importance of the partnership between wildlife rehabilitators and veterinarians, and discusses the role each profession plays in the treatment of wildlife patients. It also discusses the legal aspects of providing such care.

This presentation and supporting documents were developed as a product of the Partners for Wildlife Fellowship Program.  Partners for Wildlife (P4W) is an initiative of the University of Minnesota’s Raptor Center that works with wildlife rehabilitators and veterinarians to improve the welfare of orphaned, ill, and injured wildlife of all species.

For further information or questions please contact Dr. Laura Johnson ([email protected]) or Partners for Wildlife ([email protected]).

LINK: https://sites.google.com/umn.edu/wildlifeinvetpractice/home 

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