Cancer-causing gene mutations in chickens
Marek’s disease can be pervasive in chicken houses. Chickens infected by this highly contagious viral disease often develop ...
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Vaccinating chickens could help egg prices but U.S. remains hesitant
Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $5 a dozen.
Could vaccinating chickens be the key to cutting soaring egg prices?
Most birds killed are egg-laying chickens, and the death of so many hens is the main reason egg prices keep rising. The average price per dozen has hit $5.90, and in some part of the country, it is ...
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The US May Start Vaccinating Chickens Against Bird Flu
As part of a new $1 billion plan to address bird flu in poultry and lower egg prices across the country, US secretary of agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Wednesday that the Department of ...
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Bird flu solution: Vaccinate chickens or slaughter every infected flock?
Vaccines could be a way to suppress bird flu in the U.S. and avoid the slaughter of millions of chickens amid the rising ...
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Vaccinating chickens could help contain bird flu — and egg prices. Here’s why it’s rare
Another delay to vaccinating concerns distribution. Egg farmers want to administer it through chicken feed or water, saying it’s not practical to give shots to millions of birds in a single barn.