bird flu News
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Bird flu confirmed in commercially-farmed birds in the Netherlands
On the night of Friday 25 November 2016, Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR) confirmed an outbreak of H5 avian influenza (bird flu) on a duck farm in Biddinghuizen (municipality of Dronten). The birds on this farm, at three other locations belonging to the same concern in Hierden and one location in Ermelo, were humanely destroyed as a preventive measure. Some 180,000 ducks were culled. ...
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Most chicken, turkey farms affected by bird flu can restock
Most commercial chicken and turkey farms that were infected by the bird flu have been cleared to restock, agriculture officials said Friday, but scientists still will keep a close eye on migrating birds and test thousands to see if the virus is present. No new cases have been reported since June 17 when the last Iowa farm said chickens were dying from the H5N2 virus. However, wild birds' ...
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Ohio cancels Poultry Shows at Fairs amid Bird Flu Outbreak
All poultry shows at the Ohio State Fair and county fairs across the state have been canceled this year because of the threat of a deadly bird flu virus, the state's agriculture department announced Tuesday. The virus that has led to the deaths of more than 44 million chickens and turkeys in the Midwest hasn't been found so far in Ohio, but state officials said banning all poultry shows is a ...
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CSIRO joins global fight against pandemic threats
In a collaborative effort between the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and international and Indonesian scientists, a research team from CSIRO recently used a pioneering technique known as antigenic cartography to ‘map’ the evolution of the bird flu virus. While helping the Indonesian government protect its vast poultry flock against the deadly disease, ...
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State fairs won`t press broiler industry`s bird flu luck
The South is the heart of U.S. broiler chicken production and escaped the deadly bird flu virus that devastated flocks in the Midwest this spring. Autumn, however, brings the possibility that migrating wild birds will carry the virus to the lower half of the U.S. To try to keep bird flu at arm's length, a number of states are barring or limiting poultry shows and public sales, including those at ...
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Prevention crucial to new European animal health plans
Animals in Europe - from wild and farmyard animals to domestic pets - could soon come under the remit of a proposed EU-wide animal health strategy. The aim is to put the onus on prevention rather than cure. Bird flu, BSE and foot and mouth disease have shown the danger that outbreaks of animal disease can pose to animals, the wider economy and to humans themselves. A parliamentary report on ...
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Avian flu outbreaks put UK’s farms at risk
Poultry keepers have been told to keep their birds inside to protect them from a highly infectious strain of avian flu in Europe. Chicken, turkey and duck owners must keep them indoors for 30 days or take steps to separate them from wild birds in the efforts to reduce your flock’s fatality from the avian flu spread. The H5N8 bird flu strain has been found in poultry and wild birds in 14 ...
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Avian Flu Outbreaks Put UK’s Farms at Risk
Poultry keepers have been told to keep their birds inside to protect them from a highly infectious strain of avian flu in Europe. Chicken, turkey and duck owners must keep them indoors for 30 days or take steps to separate them from wild birds in the efforts to reduce your flock’s fatality from the avian flu spread. The H5N8 bird flu strain has been found in poultry and wild birds in 14 ...
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Bird flu takes biggest toll yet as virus hits chicken farms
Poultry producers and scientists have been hoping warmer weather would knock down a virulent strain of bird flu that has hammered the Midwest, but the virus recently took its biggest toll yet, hitting a farm in Iowa that held nearly 10 percent of the state's egg-laying chickens. Here are some questions and answers about the outbreak: WHAT'S THE LATEST? The U.S. Department of Agriculture said ...
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1st restocked Iowa turkey farmer talks lessons from bird flu
Thousands of small young turkeys ran around the barns on the Moline family farm Monday near Manson, the first Iowa farm to restock birds after a bird flu outbreak decimated flocks in the Midwest. Owner Brad Moline, who farms with his father and brother, said it's a sign the industry is turning the page on an outbreak in which about 48 million birds died from the virus or where euthanized to ...
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New bird flu strain has poultry farmers scrambling
Animal health experts and poultry growers are scrambling to determine how a dangerous new strain of bird flu infected poultry flocks in four states - and to stop it from spreading. Avian influenza is common in wild migratory waterfowl but doesn't usually harm them. But the H5N2 strain is deadly when it spreads to commercial poultry. It can wipe out a flock of tens of thousands of birds in a few ...
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Bird flu outbreak spreads to 3 more Midwest turkey farms
A bird flu outbreak that has puzzled scientists spread to three more Midwest turkey farms, bringing the number of farms infected to 23 and raising the death toll to more than 1.2 million birds killed by the disease or by authorities scrambling to contain it. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed on Saturday that the H5N2 strain of avian influenza was found among 38,000 birds at a ...
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Bird flu found in a top Minnesota turkey producing county
An outbreak of a deadly bird flu strain spread to one of the top poultry producing counties of the nation's top turkey producing state of Minnesota, government officials confirmed on Saturday, raising fears that the that the highly contagious disease could seriously damage the industry. The highly pathogenic H5N2 strain of avian influenza has infected a third turkey farm in the state, this time ...
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USDA and UN to Collaborate on Sustainable Global Agriculture
WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, have signed an agreement to enhance their cooperation to promote and support the development of a sustainable global agriculture system. Approved last fall, the agreement was signed Wednesday by FAO Director-General Dr. Jacques Diouf and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns. ...
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What you need to know about Avian Flu
Continuing to be one of the biggest threats to local and international poultry farming is the ever present threat of a full blown outbreak of Avian Flu. With small scale warnings and exclusion zones being established almost weekly it is essential to be aware of any warning signs and most importantly how to quickly respond before it devastates your flocks whilst putting serious strains of your ...
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What you Need to know About Avian Flu
Continuing to be one of the biggest threats to local and international poultry farming is the ever present threat of a full blown outbreak of Avian Flu. With small scale warnings and exclusion zones being established almost weekly it is essential to be aware of any warning signs and most importantly how to quickly respond before it devastates your flocks whilst putting serious strains of your ...
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EPA Approval of IoMax for feedwater expands Biolargo`s robust solutions for poultry industry
BioLargo, through its commercial partner Clarion Water, obtained EPA registration for the use of aqueous iodine in poultry applications. This registration for poultry marks a key milestone in the commercialization of a full suite of biosecurity solutions aimed at mitigating the risk of avian flu and other common pathogens such as E. coli and salmonella across all phases of the US food supply ...
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USDA: Bird flu vaccine works on chickens; testing on turkeys
Scientists have developed a vaccine strain that has tested 100 percent effective in protecting chickens from bird flu and testing is underway to see if it also protects turkeys, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told the House Agriculture Committee at a hearing on Wednesday. If it does, the agency plans to quickly license it for widespread production and is seeking funding from the Office ...
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Challenges in China Don’t Deter U.S. Soybean Export Demand
Defaults, defers and delays on as much as two million metric tons of soy shipments to China have U.S. soybean farmers questioning whether the No. 1 importer of U.S. soy will continue to be a reliable market moving forward. But the head of the soy checkoff’s international marketing partner says the market is safe for now. Delayed shipments out of South America in the spring of 2013 likely ...
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Be Prepared
As you are aware, there is a current outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) and the number of outbreaks are increasing across the globe leaving flocks and farming businesses devastated. When an event like this occurs are you equipped to deal with your fallen stock on site to limit the extent of the outbreak further? Have you ever considered incineration as the ultimate bio secure method of ...
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