2017 Emergency Poultry Disease Response (EPDR) Certificate Training Program

The EPDR training program is an intensive five (5) day program (plus Friday, June 9), taught in English, for up to 20 participants held at the UD's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Newark, Delaware.

Newark is located half way between New York City and Washington, D.C., and at the northern end of the Delmarva Peninsula, one of the largest poultry production areas in the United States.

Using a mixture of seminar, discussions, and hands-on technology demonstrations, the Certificate programs instructors will cover: understanding OIE reportable poultry diseases including avian influenza virus, surveillance, biosecurity, outbreak response and control, incident command structures, protecting the responder, depopulation, disposal, composting, and decontamination.

The training program presents and utilizes the Delaware model, which emphasizes close cooperation between government, industry and educational institutions to manage disease outbreaks utilizing best management practices and technologies related to controlling avian influenza and other catastrophic disease