Avian Influenza Webinar for Small Flock Owners

Backyard flocks are at higher risk of contracting avian flu because they are more likely to spend time outdoors and can be exposed to the droppings from wild birds.

Get Arkansas-specific updates from Extension Veterinarian Dr. Dustan Clark, and learn how to recognize and prevent the avian flu in your birds.

The summer series will be offered March 24 - April 30. Topics relate to poultry diseases, parasites, breeding and hatching and poultry welfare issues. The webinars are free, but registration is required.

 

2026 Online Trainings

May 5 — Mortality Disposal as Part of Biosecurity. Dr. Zac Williams, Extension Specialist - Poultry Husbandry and Management, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, 6 p.m.
Register: https://uada.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Pba3jorZSW2IVJ1eQuBEbw
 
May 6  —  How the Arkansas Department of Agriculture Supports Poultry Health, Dr. Andrew Fidler, Arkansas State Veterinarian, 6 p.m.
Register: https://uada.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9tdTLpuRSLSbjbDkmCMvOg
 
May 12 —Zoonotic Diseases and Hazard of Poultry Production, Dr. Barry Whitworth, Oklahoma State University Extension, 6 p.m.
Register: https://uada.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bYkF47CnTNOquMnhyY3mLw
 
May 19 — Poultry Management for Spring/Summer, Dr. Zac Williams, Extension Specialist - Poultry Husbandry and Management, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, 10 a.m.
Register: https://uada.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ay-thJvFTjOmOp0ycwv44w
 

May 21 — Histomoniasis in Poultry: Bridging Field Insights, Diagnostics, and Prevention Strategies, Dr. Vijay Durairaj, Huvepharma, Inc., 6 p.m.
Register: https://uada.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UTclg9ioS-WAXoOmZZ3XAQ

 

2026 Recorded Webinars

April 30 — Breeding and Hatching Principles in Hobby and Backyard Poultry Flocks, Dr. Sara Orlowski-Workman, extension specialist and associate professor, University of Arkansas Poultry Science Department

April 21 — Science of Happy Flocks, Shawna Weimer, assistant professor, University of Arkansas Poultry Science Department 

April 7 — Poultry Coccidiosis, Aaron Forga and Taylor Schubauer, University of Arkansas Poultry Science Department 

April 2 — Common Internal Parasites of Poultry, Dr. Dustan Clark, UADA

March 31 — Common External Parasites of Poultry. Dr. Barry Whitworth, senior extension specialist, Oklahoma State University Department of Animal and Food Sciences

March 24 — Poultry Disease Concerns in Commercial and Hobby/Backyard Flocks - Dr. Dustan Clark, Extension Poultry Veterinarian

Jan. 27 — Healthy Coops, Healthy People: A One Health Look at Bird Flu Risks in Humans

Jan. 22 — Biosecurity Practices for Poultry Diseases Control in Backyard/Hobby Flocks


Jan. 21 — Rodent Control 

Jan. 20 — Sick Birds? There's a Test for That!

 

2026 In-person trainings

June 8 — Poultry Lunch and Learn: Diseases and Biosecurity, 11:45 a.m.-2 p.m., Washington County Extension Office, 2536 N. McConnell Ave.,  Fayetteville, AR 

Registration link: https://uada.formstack.com/forms/diseases__biosecurity
Registration deadline: June 7. Cost is $30, snacks and lunch provided.

Schedule

11:45 am -1 pm —Sign-in and unch
1 p.m. — Welcome and announcements
12:10-12:50 pm — Avian Metapneumovirus, Dr. Cole Crumpacker, Butterball
12:50-1:20 pm — Science of Biosecurity, Dr. Zac Williams, UADA
1:20-2 pm — Sample collection for lab submission, Dr. Gordon Whitbeck, Whitbeck Labs