News & Updates
- Open Wing Alliance reports who is ahead, behind in cage-free pledgesThe global coalition recently released its Fair and Fowl 2025 Cage-Free Egg Report. ... read more
- AI tools could optimize poultry processing managementNew tools are designed to streamline worker onboarding and efficiency, product traceability and food safety in the plant. ... read more
- HPAI detected in a North Carolina backyard flockRALEIGH, N.C. — Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to spread as a backyard flock in Rutherford County, N.C, tested positive for the virus. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Veterinary Diagnostic Lab identified the positive sample, the department said in a release. Although this is the first case in Rutherford County, it is the third case in backyard flocks in the state in the last 30 days. ... read more
- Avian influenza hits in two provinces in CanadaThe virus was confirmed in commercial flocks in Manitoba and Saskatchewan on October 16. ... read more
- Mar-Jac Poultry hits safety milestoneThe company has gone beyond 1 million hours without a lost-time incident. ... read more
- Archer opens second meat snacks plantThe new facility in Vernon, California, will employ about 200 people. ... read more
- Brazil poultry sector launches prudent antibiotic campaignSecond only to China in use of antibiotics in livestock production, the initiative looks to further raise awareness of prudent use among Brazil’s poultry, egg and pork producers. ... read more
- HPAI detected in five Indiana commercial duck farmsINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indiana, one of the nation’s top duck producing states, has detected highly pathogenic avian influenza in five commercial duck flocks in the past week, according to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health. The outbreaks, affecting more than 22,620 birds, were reported in LaGrange and Elkhart Counties. According to Indiana’s BOAH, the five locations, which have gone through the depopulation protocols, have been quarantined and are in ... read more
- Australia considering new egg safety standardsThe proposed standard revisions call for further efforts to reduce the risk of Salmonella. ... read more
- Quebec has another poultry flock hit by avian fluThis is the fourth flock in the province affected by the virus in 2025. ... read more
- British Columbia to build new plant and animal health centerThe current center suffered extensive damages during the 2021 floods in Abbotsford and needs to be replaced to meet the increasing demands for testing. ... read more
- Pizza Hut revamps Wing Wednesdays, introduces WingfluencerNew Wingfluencer program announces 20 for $10 deal as midweek pick-me-up. ... read more
- Newcastle disease strikes again in PolandThe latest situation involves a broiler flock in Wólka Kliczewska. ... read more
- Veterinarian-turned poultry scientist at Auburn working to improve animal healthAUBURN, Ala. — When Dr. Rana Waqar Tabish came to Auburn to begin working toward his PhD, he already had one doctorate under his belt. After treating poultry for diseases as a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) back home in Pakistan, Tabish decided to pursue a doctorate in poultry science to prevent disease before it happens. “I’m researching necrotic enteritis, which is a disease that was troubling poultry I ... read more
- Chicken Farmers of Ontario hosts open house at new headquartersThe organization welcomes visitors to its new location in Guelph. ... read more