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Free in-person or online symposium presents farm animal welfare from the viewpoint of practicing veterinarians. ... read more

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory recently detected a presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a backyard flock in Allegan County, Mich. This detection comes after an investigation by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). This is the first case of HPAI in poultry from an Allegan County flock since the virus was first detected in Michigan in 2022, the MDARD said ... read more

Meanwhile, APHIS reports more confirmed cases in turkeys in South Dakota and Minnesota. ... read more

Poultry feed dominates production, accounting for almost half of the output. ... read more

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Over the past month, a small number of poultry flocks in Botswana and South Africa have been reported to be affected by HPAI. ... read more

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The University of Maryland has recently released studies that could be beneficial to the future of the poultry industry. Researchers at the university are focusing on the two different forms of AI: avian influenza and artificial intelligence. In their study, Matthew Gonnerman, Dr. Jennifer Mullinax, and their colleagues looked to successfully identify the environmental factors associated with highly pathogenic avian influenza spillover while accounting for spatial ... read more

The world's largest poultry, meat and feed expo expands to showcase more innovation, technology and networking opportunities than ever before. ... read more

MADISON, Wis. — The current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, which began in 2022, continues to rampage across the United States, and appears to be heightening as the fall wild bird migration is beginning. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced that it has identified a case of HPAI in a commercial poultry flock in Jefferson County. DATCP and USDA animal health officials are working ... read more

Veterinarian with California Department of Food and Agriculture shares with Canadians her message on how the state has dealt with the outbreak. ... read more

British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Food emergency planning analyst played a key role in initiating new lines of communication between animal and public health authorities during the HPAI outbreak. ... read more

The European Union (EU) and Indonesia have concluded a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which has received cautious approval from one EU farming organization. ... read more

The initiative focuses on how eggs can boost physical strength, brain health, emotional balance and social connections. ... read more

ATLANTA — Poultry producers know well the devastating effects that highly pathogenic avian influenza has had on poultry flocks. With the species jumps in the virus, it can be found in dairy cattle, various wild birds and waterfowl, domestic cats, and several other birds and mammals. The virus has, thankfully, not been a great threat to humans in the United States, but what effects can it potentially have on infected ... read more

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