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Taiwan has lifted a ban on poultry products from Saskatchewan, imposed in September 2007, following detection of Notifiable Avian Influenza. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Like clockwork, South Carolina farmer Marc Marsh watched a manure broker cart away and market the poultry litter gleaned from cleaning out his 12 barns after his pullets matured or egg layers reached the end of their productive lives. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Midwest Poultry Federation Convention takes places March 12-14 2013 and continues to grow Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
An incidence of low pathogenic avian influenze has been found in the Netherlands. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The implementation of various innovations at Coburn Farms over 25 years has resulted in the best flock performance to date Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A wide -ranging report by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) takes on animal agriculture with a few jabs reserved for supply management. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Effective immediately, all suspected or confirmed cases of low pathogenicity H5 and H7, as well as all highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses, must be reported to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has further tightened rules on antibiotics in livestock Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Government of Canada has announced an investment of more than $600,000 to the Atlantic Poultry Research Institute (APRI) to conduct feed and health research. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Experts expect that a great demand for agriculture and animal protein will expand the worldwide food market, increasing the need for the veterinary medical supervision and expertise. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
VAL-CO®has introduced a Community Nest with new winchable slats providing easy-to-clean, comfortable and easily-accessed nesting for hens. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Jansen Poultry has released a new mechanical mechanism to help poultry producers keep their houses free of litter. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Experts will lead discussions among researchers and politicians on the inappropriate use of antibiotics in animal agriculture. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Social media allows you to be the first to know when something happens, whether it is a sporting event, business announcement or now, a food recall. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Maple Lodge has begun using a more welfare-friendly system for transporting spent fowl Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Poultry disease prevention draws on a broad range of tools. Management, biosecurity, genetic selection, vaccination and antimicrobials all play important parts. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The watchword for the poultry industry going forward is “stewardship,” Dr. Lloyd Weber said at the Poultry Industry Council’s (PIC) Poultry Innovations Conference, held recently in London, Ont. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens in humans is driving efforts to find commercially viable substitutes for antibiotics frequently used in the production of food animals, including poultry. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Results from the recent WAFL conference, with a focus on layers Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Inadequate poultry immunization programs may cause higher mutation rates in the bird flu virus, increasing the threat of cross-species transmission. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!