Delaware chicken farms forced to ‘depopulate' amid avian influenza outbreak
As avian influenza, also known as bird flu or avian flu, continues to strike Delaware, many farmers have been forced to ...
‘We pray about it every day’: This North Carolina farmer with 1.6 million hens — producing 1.2 million eggs per day — gives unique insight into America’s egg short…
Egg prices have surged 50% as bird flu forces farmers to cull millions of hens. Alex Simpson, the President of Simpson Eggs, ...
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People Present Biggest Biosecurity Risk to Poultry Health
“Biosecurity is not cheap, and it’s not easy,” Hougentogler said. While the biggest risk is people going directly into ...
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Poultry farmers turn to cooling techniques and tree planting to fight heat stress
In addition to cooling systems, many farmers are also planting trees around their poultry houses to create natural shade and windbreaks. The trees help lower temperatures in and around the poultry ...
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Budget for Poultry Biosecurity’s Ounce of Prevention
How much should poultry producers be spending on biosecurity? Poultry economist Jordan Shockley shares his calculations.
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How flies impact poultry health and farm productivity
Elizabeth Doughman, editor, WATTPoultryUSA and Poultry Future, talks to Ty Cochran, regional sales manager, Central Life Sciences, about fly control on poultry farms.