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Salmonella outbreak in 7 states linked to recalled eggs

HILMAR, Calif. — The August Egg Co., of Hilmar, Calif., has issued a recall for 1.7 million dozen brown cage free and certified organic...

UConn researchers looking into mRNA vaccine to combat IBV

STORRS, Conn. — Researchers with the University of Connecticut are using mRNA vaccine technology to tackle the poultry health pathogen — infectious bronchitis virus...

Ag groups giving negative reaction to recent MAHA report

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has recently unveiled its first report from the Make America Healthy Again Commission, and it focuses on presented statistics...

Indiana declared HPAI-free by WOAH

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — As of May 27, the state of Indiana has been deemed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza-free by the World Organization for Animal...

Government cancels about $766M in funding to Moderna for human bird flu vaccine

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announces that it is cancelling approximately $766 million in funding to Moderna regarding its human H5N1 avian influenza vaccine. The...

UPDATE: Rollins announces $21M investment for NWS eradication efforts

WASHINGTON — USDA announces investment in a fruit fly production facility in Mexico to help combat the New World Screwworm (NWS). “Our partnership with Mexico...

Feature Profile: Maysville poultry producer, Mark Love

MAYSVILLE, Ga. — The poultry industry is a significant part of northeast Georgia’s landscape, with Mark Love’s Maysville farm among the more than 4,000...

USDA announces $1B avian influenza combat strategy investment

WASHINGTON — Today, the USDA announced federal actions to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a $1 billion...

Bald eagles aren’t fledging as many chicks due to avian influenza

ATHENS, Ga.  — Bald eagles are often touted as a massive conservation success story due to their rebound from near extinction in the 1960s. But...

Is the U.S. considering vaccine in the fight against avian influenza?

WASHINGTON — The effects of the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) that has been occurring in the U.S. since January 2022, has...

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