Farmers who keep their chickens outdoors may want to watch the weather. A study of chicken farms in the western United States found that high winds increased the prevalence of […] Read more
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High winds can worsen pathogen spread from outdoor poultry
Science Notes: Researchers interviewed farmers about their management practices
Opinion: One Health approach gaining ground, and it’s about time
I don’t always agree with Sylvain Charlebois has to say, but I do agree with him on one thing — that avian influenza deserves more attention than it has been […] Read more
International joint venture buys Prairie layer hatchery
ILD, Trouw Nutrition to co-own Clark's Poultry
A Manitoba company providing day-old layer chicks to poultry producers in the three Prairie provinces is under new joint ownership. International Layer Distribution (ILD), a subsidiary of German egg layer […] Read more
U.S. seeks to protect contract chicken growers
Biden administration proposes rule to improve treatment, transparency and price guarantees
Reuters – The United States government has proposed a rule requiring meatpackers to be more transparent in their dealings with contract farmers in efforts to enhance competition in the highly […] Read more
H7N3 avian flu found in chickens in Mexico, near Texas border
Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico’s agriculture ministry on Saturday reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic H7N3 bird flu virus in two hatching egg production barns in the northern state of […] Read more
Chicken abuse caught on video nets $600,000 in fines
Sofina Foods, chicken-catching company fined; other charges stayed
A poultry processor and its “chicken-catching” service provider whose handling of chickens in British Columbia wound up on network TV are now each on the hook for $300,000 in fines. […] Read more
U.S. senator calls for probe of soaring poultry prices
Reuters – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has called on the Justice Department to open a broad investigation on the impact of price-fixing and consolidation in the poultry sector on U.S. […] Read more
Robo-coop automates the work of pasturing poultry and pigs
Ukko Robotics’ Rova Barn is self-moving and programmable
Glacier FarmMedia – One could say the origin story of the robotic Rova Barn began with a young kid on a dairy farm who wanted to go to the beach, […] Read more
France bans killing of male chicks
Reuters – France’s agriculture minister has announced a ban on the killing of male chicks by crushing or gassing, effective next year. The practice has been denounced as barbaric by […] Read more
Study sheds light on how chickens adjust to the dark
Research shows birds anticipate darkness and eat accordingly to maintain feedstuffs throughout the gastrointestinal tract
Glacier FarmMedia – Broiler chickens learn when their barns will go dark and adjust their feeding patterns so they have feed in their systems throughout that time, research at the […] Read more