13+ hour, 11+ min ago  (702+ words) Young broilers eat at a feeder on the Bobby Morgan chicken farm in Luling, Texas on Aug. 23, 2013. ( Bob Nichols/USDA) Veterinary experts are urging owners of commercial and backyard flocks to take steps to protect their birds as the nation…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (270+ words) ONTONAGON COUNTY " Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a backyard flock in Ontonagon County, according to a news release from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The report followed an investigation by MDARD and the Michigan…...