14+ hour, 9+ min ago   (510+ words) Merck Animal Health Supports Future Poultry Veterinarians with $50,000 in Scholarships Vet Candy Merck Animal Health Supports Future Poultry Veterinarians with $50,000 in Scholarships Merck Animal Health announced it has awarded $50,000 in scholarships in partnership with the American Association of Avian Pathologists…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (863+ words) Dr. Maurice Pitesky has spent his career in the space between global food security and someone's backyard flock. His new book, Dr. Cluck's Backyard Chickens, is peer-reviewed, vet-approved, full of puns, and ten years in the making. If you've spent…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (263+ words) Avian influenza H5N1 has been confirmed in wild black vultures in Honduras, and while the situation is currently contained, it is a reminder that the global H5N1 threat is not slowing down — and that veterinary professionals remain on the front lines of…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (322+ words) The headline number is encouraging on the surface. Ninety-four percent of respondents had heard of avian influenza or bird flu. But awareness of a disease and operational knowledge of what it looks like are two different things, and the gap…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (146+ words) "It's so important for vaccines to be handled and applied properly so they are able to help protect bird health," said Brian Jordan, head of technical and diagnostic services at Zoetis. "When vaccine application varies, the return on that vaccine…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (404+ words) The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) has announced a presumptive positive case of H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial broiler flock located in Kent County. The affected premises have been quarantined, and birds on the property are being…...