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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
The Netherlands culls 190,000 chickens after bird flu outbreaks in two poultry farms
The Netherlands' Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality said authorities have culled about 190,000 chickens after the highly pathogenic H5 strain of bird flu was detected in two poultry farms, AFP reported.
Monday, December 7, 2020
29,000 chickens to be culled in Germany due to bird flu
The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state government said about 29,000 chickens will be culled after bird flu was detected on a farm in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district of the state, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
850,000 chickens to be culled in Kagawa, Japan following bird flu outbreak
The Kagawa, Japan local government said they will cull 850,000 chickens at two poultry farms in the prefecture after bird flu was detected there, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
70,000 more chickens to culled in Germany after bird flu detected on another farm
A spokesman for local German government authority Landkreis Rostock said type H5N8 bird flu was detected at a farm near Rostock in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, with up to 70,000 poultry to be culled, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
25,000 chickens to be culled in Denmark after bird flu discovered on farm
Denmark authorities have ordered 25,000 chickens to be culled after H5N8 bird flu was detected on a farm, stopping poultry and egg exports outside the European Union for a minimum of three months, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Another 48,000 chickens to culled in the Netherlands following new bird flu outbreak
Health officials in the Netherlands said an additional 48,000 chickens will be culled from a farm at the northern province of Groningen following confirmation of a highly pathogenic bird flu outbreak there, Reuters reported.
Monday, November 9, 2020
200,000 chickens to be culled in the Netherlands after second bird flu case confirmed
The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture has ordered 200,000 chickens to be culled at a Puiflijk town poultry farm, east of the country following a confirmed highly pathogenic bird flu case, Reuters reported.
Friday, October 30, 2020
35,700 chickens to be culled in the Netherlands after bird flu detected
The Dutch government said animal health authorities will cull 37,500 broiler chickens following the discovery of H5N8 bird flu at a farm in Altforst town, central Netherlands, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Leaky gut and mycotoxins aflatoxin B1 does not increase gut permeability in broiler chickens
Previous studies conducted in our laboratory have demonstrated that intestinal barrier function can be adversely affected by diet ingredients or feed restriction, resulting in increased intestinal inflammation-associated permeability. Two e ...
Monday, October 12, 2020
University of Illinois: Boosting chickens' own immune response could curb disease
Recent research from the University of Illinois supports the use of immunomodulatory and antioxidant feed additives to reduce the effects of coccidiosis, a parasite-borne intestinal disease that stalls the growth of chickens.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Canadian university study finds fast-growing chickens face serious welfare problems
A study by the University of Guelph in Canada -- said to be the biggest of its kind - has been conducted on the welfare of Canadian chickens raised for meat and confirms that fast-growing breeds continue to face serious welfare issues.
Monday, September 21, 2020
Lesser chickens from UK supermarkets tested positive for Campylobacter
The percentage of chickens at Tesco and Asda testing positive for Campylobacter at the top level of contamination in the second quarter of this year has dropped below the target as set by the United Kingdom's Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Alleged dumping of processed chickens by Uganda impacts Kenyan broiler farmers
Alleged dumping of processed chickens into Kenya by Ugandan farmers have forced over 540,000 Kenyan broiler farmers to scale down their operations, The Standard reported in early September.
Monday, August 31, 2020
Philippines agriculture department provides 880 chickens to local backyard farmers
The Caraga unit of the Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) has supplied 880 heads of upgraded native chickens in Barangay Muritula, San Luis, Agusan del Sur, said DA-13 regional information officer Emmylou T. Presilda in late August ...
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Development of the duodenal, ileal, jejunal and caecal microbiota in chickens
The chicken intestinal microbiota plays a large role in chicken health and productivity and a greater understanding of its development may lead to interventions to improve chicken nutrition, disease resistance and welfare.

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