News & Updates

• 70,000 more Pennsylvania hens affected by avian flu
  A flock of 70,000 chickens in a commercial egg laying operation in Berks County, Pennsylvania, tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). ... read more
  Published on 2022-05-18
• Canadian avian flu cases involved broilers, ducks
  Two previously announced cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Canada involved commercial duck flocks, while another involved a commercial broiler flock. ... read more
  Published on 2022-05-17
• Pennsylvania hens, Wisconsin turkeys hit by avian flu
  A commercial egg operation in Pennsylvania and a commercial turkey flock in Wisconsin are the two newest confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the United States. ... read more
  Published on 2022-05-16
• France trials avian flu vaccines for farmed ducks, geese
  In France, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) situation is reported to be improving. ... read more
  Published on 2022-05-16
• First commercial HPAI case in Michigan, more cases in PA
  Four new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were confirmed on May 10, 2022. ... read more
  Published on 2022-05-11
• APHIS: Only 1 commercial HPAI case since May 3
  Of the most recent cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the United States confirmed in recent days, only one of those involved a commercial poultry flock. ... read more
  Published on 2022-05-09
• Tyson Foods: Avian flu’s impact on company ‘minimal’
  Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King says the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak's impact on the company's finances has been minimal, thanks to the company's strong biosecurity program. ... read more
  Published on 2022-05-09
• Avian influenza confirmed in two Ontario foxes
  Canada has had its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in mammals, as the virus has been found in two red fox kits. ... read more
  Published on 2022-05-09
• Is it time to shift strategies against avian influenza?
  The mass vaccination of commercial poultry against avian influenza could be the best way to prevent future outbreaks, researchers from the University of Sydney wrote in Science. ... read more
  Published on 2022-05-06
• Dutch respond to new insights on avian flu virus spread
  A study in the Netherlands has revealed a possible change in the way highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus is being transmitted to the country’s poultry flocks. This may explain a recent spike in one of its most poultry-dense regions. ... read more
  Published on 2022-05-06
• APHIS: 3 Avian influenza cases affected 187,600 birds
  Three previously announced cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial poultry flocks in the United States resulted in the loss of 187,600 birds. ... read more
  Published on 2022-05-05
• Are Latin American dreams of exporting poultry vanishing?
  When we think about Latin American poultry exporters, the first country that comes to our mind is Brazil, for obvious reasons.  ... read more
  Published on 2022-05-05
• CEO optimistic avian flu won’t fiscally hurt Maple Leaf Foods
  Maple Leaf Foods CEO Michael McCain says it is too early to determine how much of a financial impact the avian influenza outbreak will have on the company, but as things are today, he doesn't expect the impact to be significant. ... read more
  Published on 2022-05-04
• New avian influenza cases reported in 4 states
  Two new cases of avian influenza have been confirmed in both Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, while South Dakota and Minnesota have each had one new case. ... read more
  Published on 2022-05-04
• 110,700 Wisconsin turkeys affected in new HPAI case
  The most recently confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the United States occurred in a commercial flock of 110,700 turkeys in Barron County, Wisconsin. ... read more
  Published on 2022-05-03

• Highly pathogenic H5N2 avian flu confirmed in Alaska
  Highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza has been confirmed in a wild mallard duck from a state wildlife refuge in Alaska, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced on August 26 … read more
  Published on 2016-8-26
• 3 Important Biosecurity Concepts for Your Poultry Farm
  The effectiveness of any biosecurity program is affected by what is in the program and whether the program is being followed. All it takes is one instance of a policy circumvented … read more
  Published on 2016-1-5

• Arkansas Poultry Industry Braces for Bird Flu
  Many Arkansans are looking skyward, eager to see migrating ducks from the north flying though the state when hunting season opens in November. Many other Arkansans are looking … read more
  Published on 2015-10-14