With the avian influenza spreading throughout the region, now is the time for biosecurity to ramp up on poultry operations and for consumers to continue to support the poultry industry, an expert says ...
Summer is a good time to review how to prevent disease from coming onto your farm, says University of Missouri Extension dairy specialist Chloe Collins. Live animals, vehicles, equipment, animal ...
Haulers working with poultry farms, whether moving birds or bringing feed, need to practice biosecurity basics to protect ...
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack at the North American Agricultural Journalists conference in Washington in April 2024 (Photo: Philip Brasher) The more we learn about H5N1, the more we understand that good ...
Sustainable food and agriculture (Fd+Ag) systems are often framed around three pillars: ecological soundness, economic viability, and social fairness. Yet in today’s interconnected, increasingly ...
In 2002, 197 farms and 5 million birds suffered the biggest outbreak of avian influenza in the Shenandoah Valley. Virginia State Veterinarian Dr. Charles Broaddus said they've made significant ...
The 4th Biosecurity Virtual Symposium will bring together biosecurity professionals from a wide range of disciplines with varying expertise to share their experiences and knowledge on diverse ...
When Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza turned up in a Wisconsin dairy herd, it confirmed what many veterinarians had warned you about for months: the virus was not just a poultry problem anymore. For ...