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Alerts

This page contains links to ALBC Alerts, time-sensitive information of importance to the conservation of genetic diversity of livestock and poultry.

Many Alerts contain suggested actions that will help promote conservation, and other links that can provide you with additional information. The Alerts are organized chronologically, with the most recent at the top of this page.

Statement of Concern re: National Animal Identification System (NAIS), 6/1/06

Opportunity to Demonstrate Artisanal Food Qualities of Rare Breed Livestock, 4/6/06

A Secure Future For “Heritage Turkeys”, 4/5/05

Rabbits Added to Conservation Mission, 9/1/05

Interesting Rabbit Domestication History, 9/1/05

Heritage Turkeys Defined, 8/31/05

Linking Breeds for Conservation, 5/4/05

Changes in the 2005 CPL, 5/4/05

Virginia’s Historic Hog Island Sheep: a treasure from the past preserved for the future, 5/4/05

Boar Semen Collection/Processing Workshop for Small Scale Farms, 5/4/05

Local Breeder Provides Germ Plasm for Preservation of Endangered Breed, 12/16/04

Health Promotion & Bio-Security Recommendations for Poultry Conservationists, 9/9/04

Ground- Breaking Results from Research on Standard Turkeys, 6/6/04

Nearly Half of the Historic Breeds of Chickens Reported Endangered, 5/5/04

Heritage Turkey Resource Packet available, 1/12/04

Northwest Airlines/US Postal Service Surcharge Rates on Shipped Poultry 19 , 1/5/04

A Wish for the Future: Rescuing the Wishard Bronze Turkey, 12/22/03

ALBC TURKEY CONSERVATION LEADERS RECOGNIZED, 10/13/03

ALBC Alert: Buff Wyandotte Chickens Successfully Placed, 7/10/03

HERITAGE TURKEYS INCREASING, 6/11/03

American Livestock Breeds Conservancy To Host Turkey Breeder Clinic, 6/2/03

"British Rare Breeds on Parade!", 5/16/03

THE SHEEP IS LIFE CELEBRATION, 5/7/03

Exotic Newcastle Disease Confirmed in Texas; Five Counties Quarantined in Texas and New Mexico, 4/13/03

The Cattle Sale That Was 300 Years In The Making, 4/10/03

Airline Surcharge Update from Birdshippers, Inc., 2/24/03

Foods for a Healthy Heart, 2/14/03

Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) Spreads to Arizona; Outbreak Affects Trade with 34 Countries, 2/10/03

ARE YOU IN AGRICULTURE? MAKE SURE YOUR FARM IS COUNTED!, 2/3/03

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Present "Stewards of the Year" Awards, 1/27/03

Newcastle Disease, 1/16/03

What's next for bird shippers , 1/15/03

Now Navajo-Churro Sheep Board the Ark , 10/24/02

Notification of Transport of HAZMAT And/Or Perishable Materials , 11/19/02

Navajo-Churro Sheep Come Home , 10/18/02

National Swine Census Released , 9/15/02

Free Ranged Turkeys Study Funded , 8/07/02

Poultry Shipping Crisis: UPDATE, 1/28/02

Poultry Shipping Crisis, 9/17/01

Foot-and-Mouth Disease: RBI report 4, 7/03/01

Foot-n-Mouth Disease Threatens Rare Breeds, 4/09/01

Foot-and-Mouth Disease, 3/30/01

Bio-Security Essential to Saving Rare Breeds, 3/30/01