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Friday, November 14, 2025
South African university unveils groundbreaking research on sustainable feed for native chickens
The North-West University (NWU) in South Africa continues to advance pioneering research aimed at tackling sustainability and food security challenges across southern Africa.
Friday, October 10, 2025
Thousands of chickens to be culled amid suspected avian flu outbreak in Northern Ireland's County Tyrone
Around 20,000 chickens will be culled following the detection of a suspected bird flu case at a farm in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Monday, January 13, 2025
UK could end ban on using animal remains in feed for chickens and pigs
UK ministers may lift a ban introduced during the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) crisis on the use of animal remains in feed for farmed chickens and pigs over fears that foreign producers are undercutting British farmers.
Friday, September 13, 2024
Roslin: Indigenous chickens in Ethiopia reveal environment-driven microbiome diversity
A team of Roslin Institute and the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH) researchers has studied the relationships between altitude, environment and the gut microbiomes of indigenous village chickens in Ethiopia.
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, ...
Friday, July 12, 2024
Close to two million chickens to be culled as bird flu found at Colorado, US farm
Nearly 1.8 million chickens will be killed after bird flu was detected at an egg-laying operation in Weld County, Colorado, the United States.
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.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Fire causes death of 5,000 chickens at farm in Jalan Matang, Malaysia
Some 5,000 chickens were killed when one of the 11 chicken coops at a poultry farm in Jalan Matang, Malaysia, was destroyed in a fire on May 26.
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
MSD Animal Health receives positive CVMP opinion for Nobilis Multriva vaccine for use in chickens
MSD Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co, announced that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Veterinary Medicinal Products (CVMP) issued a positive opinion for its Nobilis Multriva RT+IBm+ND+Gm+REOm+EDS vaccine.
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Fire causes US$1 million damages and loss of 200,000 chickens at Delaware, US egg farm
Authorities in Delaware, United States, have launched an investigation into a fire that erupted at an egg farm in Middletown, resulting in approximately US$1 million in damages and the loss of around 200,000 chickens, NBC Philadelphia repor ...
Friday, November 10, 2023
1 million chickens in Minnesota, US to be culled amid bird flu outbreak
In response to the confirmed presence of highly contagious bird flu at a Minnesota, United States egg farm, authorities have declared that close to 1 million chickens will be culled to contain the spread of the virus, as announced by the US ...
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.
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
US' National Chicken Council releases most comprehensive guidelines for well-being of broiler chickens
The United States' National Chicken Council (NCC) in 1999 developed the NCC Broiler Welfare Guidelines and Audit Checklist which have been widely adopted by chicken farmers and processors to ensure all chickens are being properly cared for ...
Monday, November 28, 2022
Additional 1.8 million chickens to be culled in Nebraska state, US due to bird flu
Agriculture officials from Nebraska state, US said a further 1.8 million chickens will be culled after bird flu was detected on a farm, as the virus outbreak has resulted in more than 50 million birds slaughtered throughout the country, ABC ...
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Bird flu detected at Iowa, US commercial egg farm with 1 million chickens
Agriculture officials from Iowa state, US has confirmed a bird flu outbreak has been detected at a commercial egg farm in the state with about 1.1 million chickens, the first commercial farm case since April this year when a turkey farm was ...

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