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Thursday, June 22, 2023
WOAH acknowledges Japan's bird flu-free status on website
Japan's agriculture ministry announced that its declaration that the country is free of bird flu has been updated on the World Organisation for Animal Health's (WOAH) website.
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Petition to USDA calls for incentivising producers who properly plan for culling birds infected by avian influenza
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has petitioned the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS), asking the government to "incentivise producers to adequately plan for the rapid killing ...
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Bird flu outbreak causes sharp drop in Philippines' egg output, according to producers
Egg producers in the Philippines confirmed in late-April that their production has dropped by 20% due to the culling of at least 10 million chicken layers amid the bird flu outbreak.
Friday, April 21, 2023
US university team studies bird flu spread in North America
As the highly pathogenic avian influenza spreads in the United States, a University of Maryland (UMD)-led team of researchers tracked the arrival and progression of bird flu (H5N1) in North America to determine how this outbreak is differen ...
Thursday, April 20, 2023
USDA-ARS starts bird flu vaccination trials
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has begun avian influenza vaccination trials that might be effective against the deadly virus in another 18 to 24 months.
Monday, April 17, 2023
US testing several bird flu vaccines for poultry
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is testing several potential bird flu vaccines for poultry after more than 58 million chickens, turkeys, and other birds died in the country's worst outbreak ever, The Straits Times reported.
Monday, April 10, 2023
Pennsylvania state budgets over US$126 million towards bird flu recovery
Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania state, US, has proposed a budget of over US$126 million for initiatives to support the state's US$7.1 billion poultry sector, as highly pathogenic bird flu spreads throughout the world.
Monday, March 20, 2023
Chile detects first bird flu case in industrial setting, 40,000 poultry culled
Chile has detected its first bird flu case in an industrial setting, at a plant belonging to meat producer Agrosuper in Rancagua, central Chile, resulting in 40,000 poultry culled and the government suspending avian product exports for 28 d ...
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
US proposes vaccinating chickens due to bird flu
The US government has proposed a mass vaccination campaign for the country's poultry population, due to spread of bird flu that has resulted in deaths of tens of millions of chickens and increased cost of eggs, Prensa Latina reported.
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Argentina suspends all poultry exports after detecting bird flu in the country
Argentina has suspended all poultry exports after the country confirmed the first positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza or bird flu in industrial birds at a broiler farm in the southern province of Rio Negro, Buenos Aires Times ...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Housing orders for UK poultry may not lift until spring as bird flu rages
Christine Middlemiss, the UK Chief Veterinary Officer, said housing orders for UK chickens and hens to stay indoors, imposed in November last year, is likely to remain until spring, when wild birds that carry the bird flu virus migrate else ...
Thursday, January 26, 2023
Chicken supply in Malaysia unaffected by bird flu outbreak in the US and Europe
Mohamad Sabu, Malaysia's Agriculture and Food Security Minister, said the country's chicken supply for the domestic market is unaffected by the recent bird flu outbreaks in the US and Europe, Malay Mail reported.
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Poultry Production: Bird Health & Sustainability
Changing the way poultry birds are fed can greatly alter poultry production's outcome for something better
Saturday, December 24, 2022
US egg prices surge to a record levels due to bird flu
Egg prices in the US have surged record levels, driven by the spread of avian influenza in the country that has killed tens of millions of chickens and turkeys, Wall Street Journal reported.
Thursday, December 1, 2022
More than 50.5 million birds culled in the US so far due to bird flu
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said more than 50.5 million birds in US poultry farms have been culled due to bird flu outbreaks in the country, as the virus has spread among flocks in over 40 states, Merco Press reported.

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