Since the start of this month, several countries across the region have recorded the resurgence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry flocks.
Disease. One of the scariest words in farming and food production. In a state that’s king of the poultry industry, expert planning, precautions and emergency response are chief priorities to keep ...
Learn how advanced DNA analysis of waste streams can help poultry producers detect pathogens early and implement precise ...
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – After a spike in a chicken disease called infectious coryza, poultry farmers are being asked to take extra precautions. Lancaster County is being hit especially hard, with many ...
Respiratory disease prevention strategies involve the shared responsibilities of the farm owner, workers, feed suppliers, and the local vet. [File, Standard] Commercial chickens are mainly raised in ...
On a September afternoon, Georgie Cartanza walked inside one of her chicken houses to check on tens of thousands of chicks. The chicks, just three days old, were smaller and lighter than a tennis ball ...
Chicks like these are commonly vaccinated for Marek’s disease while they are embryos still in the egg, providing protection against the deadly disease, which is found in all poultry environments ...
For a farmer to get full benefits of his investments, labour and time on his chicken farm, he must have a healthy flock. With that in mind, knowledge of important diseases, their transmission, ...
A Southern California outbreak of a devastating poultry disease has reached Ventura County, prompting a warning to residents who raise chickens. A case of Newcastle disease, a potentially deadly virus ...
A recent presumptive case of avian influenza in a duck on O‘ahu prompts a reminder from Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity Animal Industry Division urging commercial poultry operations ...
The live poultry show has been canceled at next month’s Riverside County Fair. The ever-popular ostrich races are a scratch too. And hundreds of California schoolchildren who have spent the last year ...
The Colorado Department of Agriculture and state veterinarian issued a warning for livestock and poultry owners on Thursday ...