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I tried the winning product, a cereal, of the American Egg Board’s 2025 Eggcelerator Lab Product Development Competition. ... read more

Ronald Lee Behee Jr., already a convicted felon, will serve 42 months in federal custody. ... read more

The chain’s Power Eats menu debuts with poultry products predominant. ... read more

For the first four months of 2025, average egg prices in the European Union were almost 32% higher than a year ago. ... read more

SACRAMENTO, Ca. — The Innovate Animal Ag (IAA) recently created the Poultry & Aquaculture Innovation Scholarship to support students looking to take the technology process in poultry and aquaculture to the next level.  This new scholarship will help students as they face the common technological challenges in the poultry and aquaculture industries and overcome them.  The scholarship will award up to three undergraduate students with ... read more

DULUTH, Ga. — Veterinary research took center stage at the recent annual Veterinary Scholars Symposium held in Spokane, Wash. Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. is the lead sponsor of the symposium, which is organized by the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges. This year’s symposium featured the work of nearly 600 veterinary students who gathered to present original research they conducted in academic labs during the summer. In addition ... read more

Arizona, Nevada, New Jersey, New York and Utah are the targeted states. ... read more

Elizabeth Doughman, editor, WATT PoultryUSA and Poultry Future, and Jody Hallman, VP, integrated marketing, Perdue Foods, discuss how an innovative approach to chicken marketing won over consumers. ... read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate recently approved $1 million in expansion funding for the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostics Laboratory in Willmar, Minn., through its 2026 appropriations. It will move to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. This laboratory funding was selected to assist Minnesota, as well as the nation, in avian influenza testing. “Preventing avian flu is critically important for farmers in Minnesota and for the ... read more

When employees are trusted, supported and encouraged to act on initiative, the results can be beneficial for everyone. ... read more

The transaction includes Fresh Chicken, Prepared Foods and Protein Conversion facilities, as well as a nearby feed mill and hatchery. ... read more

An ostrich farm in Canada had birds test positive for avian influenza in December 2024, but its operators have not cooperated with an order to depopulate the flock. ... read more

The quick and safe technology installed by the Brazilian company is the first to be used in the region -  a milestone for the egg industry. ... read more

Adaptability to consumer demands and appeal to younger consumers has put chicken at an advantage over pork and beef. ... read more

TUCKER, Ga. — The USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Services (FSIS) has declared Salmonella as an adulterant in raw breaded stuffed chicken products that exceed 1 CFU/gram, necessitating the development of methods for quantifying Salmonella in poultry samples. To date, limited research has been conducted on the development of these methods. Currently, only three relative quantification-based PCR assays are available for quantification of Salmonella levels, which provides a very low number ... read more