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A flock of 200 birds in the Podravaska region is affected. ... read more

WASHINGTON — Shortly following the announcement of Brooke Rollins being sworn in as the new U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, congressional members and industry groups reached out to her office expressing concerns about poultry exports, vaccines, and strategies to deal with the current situation with highly pathogenic avian influenza. The co-chairs of the U.S. Senate and Congressional “Chicken Caucuses” sent a letter to Rollins’ office at USDA on Feb. 13 which ... read more

Whether or not to implement a vaccination strategy against avian influenza in commercial poultry is a contentious issue in the U.S. ... read more

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Zoetis announced, on Feb. 13 that it received a conditional license from the USDA's Center for Veterinary Biologics for its "Avian Influenza Vaccine, H5N2 Subtype, Killed Virus" for use in chickens. "Our scientists routinely update our vaccines, and they began working on an updated Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) vaccine in 2022 when a new strain was identified in the U.S.," the company stated, adding that, "The ... read more

ATLANTA — Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta recently received donations from Jamesway and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association during the International Poultry Expo, part of the 2025 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), in Atlanta, Ga. The IPPE is the world’s largest annual trade show for the poultry and egg, animal food and meat industries. Denis Kan, president of Jamesway, presented a check in the amount of $2,000 to Melisa ... read more

Meanwhile, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria and the Netherlands have reported their first cases of 2025. ... read more

A commercial poultry flock in a bordering Ohio county is also struck by avian influenza, bringing the statewide total to 60 flocks in 2025. ... read more

ATLANTA — The American Feed Industry Association hosted a two-hour educational session exploring critical issues that worry feed industry professionals. Held in conjunction with the International Production & Processing Expo, the “What’s Keeping the Feed Industry Up at Night?” session featured speakers discussing African swine fever (ASF), quantitative risk assessments to predict the safety of feed ingredients and the challenges facing animal nutritionists. “The feed industry operates in a ... read more

JEFFERSON, Ga. — Fraser Reade has taken on the goal of raising backyard chickens in the most natural way possible, along with a few alternative methods to nutrition. <span. . . Register or Login to keep reading Thank you for your interest in accessing the complete content. To continue reading, please register for free. By registering, you'll gain full access to our valuable resources, updates, and insights. If you already ... read more

ATLANTA — Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta recently received donations from Henning Companies, the Anderson family and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association during the International Poultry Expo, part of the 2025 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), in Atlanta, Ga. The IPPE is the world’s largest annual trade show for the poultry, egg, animal food and meat industries. Henning Companies and the Anderson family each presented a check in the ... read more

WASHINGTON — Brooke Rollins was confirmed on Thursday, Feb. 13, as the 33rd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. President Donald Trump’s nominee for the top agriculture post to lead the USDA received a 72 to 28 vote by the U.S. Senate. Rollins, an attorney, was most recently president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute. During President Trump’s previous term, she served as the director of the United States Domestic ... read more

The patient had been in contact with infected poultry in Mercer County, the state health department reported. ... read more

CEO discusses new complex in Mexico, trends in live bird sales and the potential tariff situation during the latest earnings call. ... read more

APHIS reports three flock infections in Ohio, two in Pennsylvania and one each in Missouri and Indiana. ... read more

Argentinian egg producers not only increased production by almost 8% in 2024 but have also done very well in letting the public know what they do. ... read more