Compartmentalization of the poultry primary breeding industry.

The article discusses that the efforts to compartmentalize the primary breeding industry have gained new urgency following the experiences of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the U.S. Topics include compartmentalization being the procedure implemented to define and manage animal subpopulations of distinct health status and common biosecurity program for disease control and international trade, and a primary breeder compartmentalization program created by the USPOULTRY Foundation.