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Wednesday, May 7, 2025
New salmonella outbreak is linked to backyard poultry, CDC says
A new salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry has sickened at least seven people in six US states, health officials said on May 5.
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia reclassified as red zone after ASF found on backyard pig farm
Keningau in Sabah, Malaysia has been reclassified as a red zone following the detection of an African swine fever (ASF) case on January 7, involving a backyard pig farm.
Monday, November 11, 2024
Food supply in Baguio, Luzon, Philippines, assured by 3,000 backyard livestock producers, according to agriculturist
Backyard livestock production of about 3,000 residents from Baguio City, Luzon island, the Philippines, is helping ensure food availability even during a calamity, a local executive said on November 7.
Monday, October 7, 2024
Philippines lawmaker supports proposal to supply free ASF vaccine shots to backyard hog farmers
A lawmaker in the Philippines last week backed a proposal from the Philippines' hog industry to provide free African swine fever (ASF) vaccine shots to the hogs of backyard growers.
Friday, August 23, 2024
Zizang, China, sees inauguration of Science and Technology Backyard focusing on dairy cows
A Science and Technology Backyard (STB) focusing on dairy cows was inaugurated in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on August 15, initiating an innovative model for the dairy industry on the plateau.
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Study finds higher campylobacter prevalence in North Carolina, US, backyard chickens compared to commercial farms
A recent prevalence study published in JAC - Antimicrobial Resistance on the common foodborne bacterium Campylobacter in chickens in North Carolina, US, revealed it is almost twice as common in backyard flocks compared to commercial farms, ...
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Backyard chickens seen as key concern of infection as bird flu spreads in Australia
Chicken farmers in Australia are calling on backyard poultry owners to protect their animals from disease to help stop the country's largest outbreak of bird flu from spreading and further affecting the egg industry.
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
US investigates salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a salmonella outbreak across 29 states linked to backyard poultry, including chickens and ducks, Yahoo! News reported.
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Warning issued to US backyard poultry owners as bird flu detected in South Carolina
Animal health officials from Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina, have issued a cautionary alert to owners of backyard poultry flocks and pet waterfowl, after the Eurasian strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was det ...
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Bird flu confirmed in backyard poultry in Flathead County, Montana, US
State livestock officials in Montana, the United States, have confirmed detections of bird flu in a backyard poultry flock in Flathead County, providing the latest evidence that this year's wave of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) c ...
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Ynsect ventures into North American market for backyard chicken feed with recent acquisition
Global insect producer Ÿnsect announced a large expansion of its business with an acquisition of Nebraska, US-based Jord Producers on March 29.
Friday, March 4, 2022
An update and overview of India's poultry: Bird flu in Maharashtra under control; backyard poultry still lacks government support
The poultry industry in Maharashtra, west India, has found itself dealing with bird flu cases and the spread of misinformation in recent times.
Monday, February 14, 2022
Egg shortage in Western Australia results in high demand for backyard farmers
Backyard chickens are in high demand in Western Australia (WA) because of an egg shortage in the region, which has left supermarket shelves empty, and sales restrictions imposed, Perth Now reported.
Monday, November 29, 2021
Philippines to distribute remaining funds to backyard raisers affected by ASF
The Philippines has been paying ₱5,000 (US$99.13) for every culled pig to backyard raisers in African swine fever-infected areas, since the start of ASF outbreaks in 2019.
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
ASF struck backyard farm in Dominican Republic last April
Dominican Republic was hit by an outbreak of African swine fever at a backyard farm on April 10, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

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