USDA’s Bird Flu Strategy Inadequate to Control Disease and Prevent Inhumane Treatment
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) appreciates that the US Department of Agriculture has developed a revised strategy to address the staggering impacts of the current bird flu outbreak, yet the five-point plan continues to incentivize producers to maintain massive flock sizes and overcrowded conditions that encourage disease transmission while undermining animal welfare.
DA bans poultry importation from 3 US states due to bird flu
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has temporarily banned importing poultry from Indiana, New York, and Pennsylvania in the United States to prevent the spread of bird flu
Hundreds of birds in NYC infected by bird flu after poultry markets allowed to reopen
Hundreds of birds at a Queens live poultry market have succumbed to a new bird flu outbreak — less than two weeks after the shops were allowed to reopen.
Bird flu a dire concern to Mississippi’s almost $4 billion top agricultural commodity - Magnolia Tribune
Columnist Sid Salter writes that USDA officials confirm that H5N1 Bird Flu detections have been made in Mississippi in backyard and commercial poultry operations from 2022-2024.
Mass Depopulated Poultry Farms Remain Non-Operational for ~4 Months After H5N1 Pooled PCR Detections
Current biosecurity protocols prevent separating healthy birds from infected ones, resulting in “stamping out” entire flocks and disrupting the food supply chain.
State Veterinarian Kyle Shipman Responds to Bird Flu Misinformation
More than a dozen major commercial poultry production facilities all across Indiana have been hit with Bird Flu since the beginning of the year. Not only are State Health Officials trying to battle the virus, but they’re
Egg laying hens at nine year low as bird flu decimates us flock
America’s flock of egg-laying hens dropped to the lowest since 2016 in January as avian influenza resulted in the death of millions of birds, driving egg prices to record levels.
Agricultural economist Jada Thompson discusses the current bird flu strain, which has been circulating for years. The outbreak has affected flocks and driven up the price of eggs.
Egg Shortage: are free range egg farms partly to blame for the spread of avian influenza? | Landline
Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVERead more here:It'll come as no surprise to shoppers there's a shortage of eggs... in fact it's world wide. Bird 'flu or avian...
USDA unveils a $1 billion plan to address the egg crisis
Eggs have become the grocery staple that Americans can't stop talking about, whether its fears of widespread bird flu getting worse or the drastic increase in prices.
Killing 166 million birds hasn’t helped poultry farmers stop H5N1. Is there a better way?
Los Angeles Times When the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus made its first appearance at a U.S. poultry farm in February 2022, roughly 29,000 turkeys at an Indiana facility were sacrificed in an attempt …