You are registering for a hands-on training to learn about Marek's Disease and how to administer this vaccine to chicks.  This training will be held 2-3 p.m. and the vaccination clinic will be held 3-4 p.m. on March 24, 2022 at the Randolph County Extension Office, 1003 S Fayetteville St, Asheboro, NC 27203, in the Wolfpack Room.  

Please register by March 22, 2022.

Please remember that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is present in wildbirds in NC at this time.  Please practice B.E.S.T. Biosecurity (B – Bird Boots – keep coop boots (& clothes) at home, E – Eliminate Exposure- to other birds,   S – Super Soap – clean clothes, vehicles, etc. that have contact with flocks, T- Tell a veterinarian if you see symptoms of AI in any birds (NC State Veterinary Office at 919-707-3250 or NC Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System at 919-733-3986).  Biosecurity measures will be in place at this event, and the number of participants will be limited.    

Thank you, Randolph County Extension for providing use of their facilities for this event, Mr. Neal Martin of Zoetis for supplying vaccine, and Dr. Rocio Crespo and the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Avian Health program for sharing their expertise.  

Please contact Mary Fosnaught at mhfosnau@ncsu.edu with questions.