Insights and Stories on Poultry

Light shed on bird flu spread in mammals

Jul. 25, 2024 at 3:09 pm CDT

Researchers from Cornell University have determined how cows infected with H5N1 bird flu were able to spread the virus to other cows and mammals. In the study published in the journal Nature on July 24, scientists used genomic data, computer modeling, and data about the virus’s spread to show how infected cows […]

Feds plan to invest in processing projects

Feb. 6, 2024 at 10:00 am CST

By Karen Briere

Philippines bans poultry imports from California, Ohio to prevent bird flu spread

Jan. 17, 2024 at 10:54 am CST

By Reuters

Sweden reports bird flu outbreak as disease spreads

Jan. 9, 2024 at 10:14 am CST

By Reuters

Report aims to show animal agriculture’s interconnections

Nov. 20, 2023 at 3:49 pm CST

By Alex McCuaig

Third-quarter profit plunges for JBS

Nov. 13, 2023 at 5:49 pm CST

Sao Paulo | Reuters — JBS SA, the world’s biggest meatpacker, reported an 86 per cent drop in third-quarter net income compared to a year ago on Monday, sliding to around 573 million reais (C$166.3 million). Net income was under the LSEG consensus forecast of 724 million reais, and far […]

By Ana Mano

Canada puts temporary ban on France’s poultry, eggs

Oct. 1, 2023 at 10:45 am CDT

Imports of live birds and unprocessed poultry and eggs from France are barred from Canada effective Sunday (Oct. 1), pending a risk assessment of France’s duck vaccination program for avian flu. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced the temporary ban Tuesday, following France’s move to require mandatory vaccination against […]

By Dave Bedard

High-path avian flu pops back up in Saskatchewan, Alberta

Sep. 24, 2023 at 6:20 am CDT

Even after 21 months of highly pathogenic avian influenza cases in Canada — including three new cases in domestic birds so far this month — Canada’s “stamping out” policy for the virus remains in effect. Canada’s active caseload of the virus now comes down to just eight of the 325 […]

By Dave Bedard

Canada books first month in 19 without bird flu outbreak

Jul. 1, 2023 at 12:18 am CDT

June 2023 appears set to be Canada’s first month without a new highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in poultry or other domesticated birds since the disease returned to this country in late 2021. Canada has booked 322 outbreaks in domestic birds in the past 19 months, of which 31 were […]

By Dave Bedard

Scientists isolate human gene able to fend off most bird flu viruses

Jun. 28, 2023 at 1:01 pm CDT

London | Reuters — U.K. researchers have homed in on a human gene implicated in thwarting most bird flu viruses from infecting people. Bird flu chiefly spreads among wild birds such as ducks and gulls and can also infect farmed birds and domestic poultry such as chickens, turkeys and quails. […]

By Natalie Grover

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