Mickey Leonard: Managing Poultry Movement Risk | Ep. 216

In this special rerun episode of The Poultry Podcast Show, Mickey Leonard, a Researcher at the University of Minnesota, explains how risk assessments support business continuity during Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreaks. She explains how risk assessments are built, why producer and veterinarian input matters, how permit guidance helps translate complex analysis into action, and what farms should consider as HPAI risks evolve across regions, commodities, and seasons. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Risk assessment only becomes useful when it reflects real farm practices, industry input, and the movements poultry businesses need to keep operating safely."

Meet the guest: Mickey Leonard is a Researcher 4 at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and a member of the Secure Food Systems team. Her work focuses on poultry risk assessments, highly pathogenic avian influenza management, disease modeling, and collaboration with industry partners. She develops science-based guidance to support safe poultry movements and strengthen disease preparedness.

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What you will learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:18) Introduction
• (04:37) Risk assessments
• (07:10) Risk development
• (09:17) Model updates
• (13:24) Poultry commodities
• (17:55) Biosecurity trends
• (31:36) Final questions

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