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Avian influenza’s toll on liquid egg prices has not been as severe as it has been with shell eggs, and customers are noticing that. ... read more

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — In the midst of the poultry industry’s ongoing battle with highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, the first case of H5N9 has been confirmed at a commercial duck meat farm in Merced County, California. This same commercial duck flock tested positive for H5N1 late last year and the almost 119,00 birds were depopulated, and containment procedures were put in place by authorities. However, on secondary testing the additional ... read more

Can the egg industry improve its sustainability in a measured and recognized way? Sofie Kilroy, Ph.D., Sustainability Manager, for Poultry Europe and Central Asia with Trouw Nutrition, discusses with Mark Clements, Editor-in-Chief, Poultry. ... read more

Danisco Animal Nutrition & Health (IFF)’s Global Segment Leader Monogastrics, Alexandre Peron, explains how poultry flocks can benefit from the company’s new, direct-fed microbial. ... read more

In recent days, Pennsylvania has had two flocks hit by avian influenza, while Ohio has had nine and California has had one. ... read more

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Not only is the U.S. poultry industry continuing its fight against these current outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, but the industry is also contending with occurrences of avian metapneumovirus. Approximately one month since the USDA announcement of approval of live avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) vaccine into the U.S., the agency announced that additional commercial modified live aMPV vaccines have gained import approval. Avian metapneumovirus is a disease ... read more

Challenges and opportunities to advance secondary processing. ... read more

Maintaining proper litter moisture levels is important for maintaining air quality levels. ... read more

Growing weight-loss drug adoption is impacting what food consumers buy. ... read more

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WASHINGTON — While Kansas City is known for its barbecue and Philly its cheesesteaks, when it comes to Super Bowl menus, nothing is hotter than wings. The National Chicken Council has released its annual Chicken Wing Report, projecting Americans to consume 1.47 billion chicken wings watching the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles battle for the Lombardi Trophy. This number represents an increase of 1.5 percent from last year’s game, ... read more

Three new unique partnerships reveal the creativity needed to keep foodservice consumers coming back for chicken sandwiches. ... read more

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — On Monday, Feb. 3, Waffle House announced a new 50 cent surcharge per egg at its quick service restaurant locations. This comes after a spike in egg prices due to the newest strain of the H5N1 bird flu. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has led to the depopulation of nearly 23 million birds across the nation in the last 30 days. The Waffle House chain, which has ... read more

TUCKER, Ga. — A campaign has been launched to establish an endowment fund for the Nelson A. Cox Graduate Student Scholarship in Poultry Food Safety in honor of the late Dr. Nelson Cox. Having spent more than 50 years as a research microbiologist working with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, Dr. Cox was an award-winning research microbiologist who devoted his career to helping protect the safety of the nation’s food ... read more

With avian influenza viruses posing an increasing threat, and with the potential to trigger a pandemic, two European agencies have offered response strategies. ... read more