In the past month, 108 premises — 44 commercial and 64 backyard flocks — tested positive for the H5N1 strain of avian flu, affecting more than 1.16 million birds. None were in Arkansas.
As the southern migration of birds reaches its annual peak over the Southern Plains, poultry keepers, especially hobbyists, prepare to double down on biosecurity measures
When grocery store shelves went short of chicken products during the COVID-19 pandemic due to labor shortages, scientists got to thinking, “How could AI and robotics help?”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it plans to spend up to $1 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funds to try to reduce the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry
For consumers “woody breast” can mean a chewier chicken sandwich, but for the industry it can mean up to $200 million annual yield loss
The virus in December was confirmed in six Arkansas backyard poultry flocks, and one commercial poultry operation tested positive
The poultry industry loses up to $6 billion annually due to necrotic enteritis, a preventable intestinal disease in poultry, including broiler chickens
