1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (358+ words) How did you get into the promotion of pig and poultry with Bord Bia? I was coming to the end of my two-year graduate programme with Bord Bia, which I had spent working with the meat team when the opportunity…...

21+ min ago  (334+ words) As part of efforts to revitalise the local poultry sector and reduce the country's dependence on imports, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture will begin distributing poultry to large-scale commercial farmers in June. This forms part of the broader poultry…...

54+ min ago  (551+ words) New Trump USDA proposals would raise the maximum line speeds for poultry slaughter and eliminate the cap for swine altogether. Plexi Images/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty via Grist Last week, the public comment period for the proposed…...

2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (921+ words) Avian flu activity has died down within the dairy industry in the last year. But one expert worries the changes in testing have more to do with a lack of federal support Testing for avian flu among Wisconsin dairy cows…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (407+ words) Ghanaians have been urged to prioritise the consumption of locally produced chicken to boost domestic poultry production and sustain the Government's flagship "Nkoko Nketenkete" initiative under the Feed Ghana Programme. Mr. Bright Demordzi, National Coordinator of the Feed Ghana Programme,…...

6+ hour, 14+ min ago  (357+ words) The Indiana State Board of Animal Health on Wednesday confirmed a new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial duck operation in northeastern Indiana, marking the state's second detection in less than a week and prompting expanded disease-control…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (176+ words) Covering Pandemic and Seasonal Flu, Emerging Infectious Diseases, public health, community & Individual preparedness. NOTE: All AFD blogs are written by a human - any mistakes are solely mine. Due to its length, I've only posted the link, abstract, and some excerpts…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago  (541+ words) Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have called for a bold, practical, and investment-driven national poultry master plan to transform the industry and reduce the country's heavy reliance on imports. Speaking at the Southern Zone edition of the Ghana Poultry Master…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago  (333+ words) Bird Flu Airborne Risk Raises Dairy Farm Concerns'en. edairynews. com New California research suggests avian influenza may spread through airborne particles on dairy farms, intensifying biosecurity discussions across the global dairy industry. A new study conducted on California dairy farms…...

3+ hour, 22+ min ago  (62+ words) Treasure Coast News Homeowners in single-family homes and duplexes in Stuart may soon be allowed to keep backyard chickens. Chickens are not currently allowed within Stuart city limits, unless being kept or raised as an accessory to a permitted urban…...