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Slow growth chicken production could have environment impacts

Staff Edit - May 4, 2017

By Katie Keiger Poultry Times staff kkeiger@poultrytimes.com GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Good intentions do not always yield positive results, and in regards to the poultry industry and the...

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Tenn. state veterinarian releases avian influenza control zone

Staff Edit - May 4, 2017

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The state veterinarian has released the control zone surrounding two Lincoln County, Tenn., poultry farms affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza...

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Differences between Newcastles disease and Avian Influenza

Staff Edit - May 3, 2017

What is Newcastles Disease? According to the USDA’s Agriculture Research Service (ARS), Newcastles disease (END) is an avian paramyxovirus type 1, varying in virulence. The...

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Eggs no longer linked to heart disease

Staff Edit - May 2, 2017

There’s yet another reason to enjoy eggs. Months after a study showed eggs reduce strokes, cardiologists in the British Journal of Sports Medicine discovered...

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Tyson Foods buys AdvancePierre Foods for $4.2 billion

Staff Edit - May 1, 2017

SPRINGDALE, Ark., and CINCINNATI, Ohio — Tyson Foods Inc. and AdvancePierre Foods Holdings Inc. have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which...

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Breaded chicken recalled for possible contamination

Staff Edit - May 1, 2017

WASHINGTON — Foster Poultry Farms in Farmerville, La., is recalling approximately 131,880 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat breaded chicken patty products that may be contaminated...

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Sonny Perdue confirmed as 31st U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

Staff Edit - April 28, 2017

By David B. Strickland Poultry Times Staff dstrickland@poultrytimes.com WASHINGTON — Sonny Perdue, a former Georgia governor, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 24, by an...

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River in Virginia polluted with dangerous levels of E.coli; report blames poultry manure

Staff Edit - April 28, 2017

Manure from chickens, turkeys and other livestock animals are thought to be the main source of high levels of E.coli in one of Virginia’s...

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Arkansas universities create dual poultry degree

Staff Edit - April 27, 2017

JONESBORO and FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Officials from Arkansas State University and the University of Arkansas have signed an agreement that creates a new dual...

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Perdue Farms names Randy Day chief executive officer

Staff Edit - April 26, 2017

SALISBURY, Md. — Jim Perdue, chairman of Perdue Farms, has announced the promotion of Randy Day to chief executive officer of Perdue Farms, effective...

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Campylobacter now the leading germ for foodborne illness in America

Staff Edit - April 25, 2017

For the first time in 20 years, salmonella is not the leading cause of foodborne illness. Campylobacter is the new number one germ that...

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NTF proposes animal disease defense plan

Staff Edit - April 24, 2017

WASHINGTON — National Turkey Federation Chairman Carl Wittenburg has called for protection of the nation's nearly $441 billion investment in poultry and livestock by...

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