News & Updates

WASHINGTON — The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announces several new steps to strengthen the agency’s oversight of food processing facilities it regulates (meat, poultry and egg products) and ensure safe food. These steps reflect the agency’s continual effort to protect public health through science-based regulation, strong enforcement, and advancement of its prevention-first approach to eliminating foodborne illness. During the past several months, Listeria monocytogenes has been linked to ... read more

Almost 11 months had passed since the state had its last commercial flock struck by the virus. ... read more

Elsewhere in Europe, avian influenza is confirmed in poultry flocks in Poland, England, Portugal, Hungary and Germany. ... read more

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — CWT Farms International has opened a new cutting-edge hatchery in Watertown, N.Y. This 49,000-square-foot, bio-secure facility is equipped with 36 single-stage Jamesway incubators and 12 hatchers, enabling a weekly set capacity of more than 1 million eggs, the company noted, adding that its strategic location will help meet broiler chick needs in both Canada and the United States. “This hatchery will help meet market demands for ... read more

Editor, Elizabeth Doughman, discusses the potential of phytogenics in poultry diets with Marcos Rostagno, R&D director, Selko. ... read more

The poultry disease is an acute infection caused by Clostridium perfringens. ... read more

SALT LAKE CITY — ARUP Laboratories has announced its launch of a new assay for the detection and subtyping of influenza A (H5) virus. This test will aid in the evaluation of individuals who may have been exposed to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A virus, also known as H5N1 or bird flu. In early 2024, an outbreak of H5N1 was identified in poultry flocks and dairy cattle across multiple ... read more

Since September 2024, 3.4 million birds have been lost in the outbreak. ... read more

The patient had been exposed to a combination of wild birds and a backyard flock. ... read more

ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A® is adding a little zest to dreary winter days with two bright and spicy menu items — the return of the Grilled Spicy Deluxe Sandwich, paired with a cool, cilantro lime sauce — along with Key Lime seasonal beverages. Starting Jan. 7, guests can turn up the heat or add a little lime to their life at participating restaurants nationwide for a limited time, the company announced. ... read more

Editor, Elizabeth Doughman, talks to Stuart Heller, biosecurity specialist, Neogen Corporation, about the biosecurity measures crucial to disease control in commercial poultry. ... read more

The first confirmed cases of avian flu of 2025 are in Delaware, Michigan and California, while the Indiana animal health agency reports HPAI response there. ... read more

Initiative welcomed by European animal and feed producers’ associations. ... read more

Mélina Gourvennec, Marketing Manager with AgriProTech, joins Mark Clements, Editor-in-Chief, Poultry to discuss the role that laser technology can play in enhancing farm biosecurity. ... read more

APHIS classifies the flock as a commercial operation – the state’s first since the U.S. outbreak began in 2022. ... read more