Thursday, April 9, 2026

Poultry Today

Rising Salmonella infections linked to backyard chickens

372 cases of Salmonella have been reported in the 47 states since Jan. 4, 2017, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported...

Is avian influenza a food defense issue?

By Dr. Robert A. Norton Special to Poultry Times AUBURN, Ala. — The recent announcement of an avian influenza outbreak in commercial poultry was not good...

Auburn Poultry Science Department awarded USPOULTRY Foundation grant

TUCKER, Ga. — The USPOULTRY Foundation has awarded a grant totaling $22,130 to Auburn University. The grant will be used by the Poultry Science...

$12M expansion begins at Cargill cooked egg facility

MASON CITY, Iowa — Ground has been broken for a $12 million, 11,700-square-foot expansion at Cargill's innovative cooked egg facility in Mason City, Iowa,...

Poultry biosecurity hazards: identify movement and flows on animal farms

By Kevin Janni Special to Poultry Times ST. PAUL, Minn. — Biosecurity protocols are used to prevent the introduction of infectious disease organisms to animals on...

AEB elects new officers

CHICAGO — Jeff Hardin of Cal-Maine Foods in Flatonia, Texas, has been elected chairman of the American Egg Board for the 2017-2018 year. Joining Hardin...

USAPEEC donates $25,000 to Colombian mudslide victims

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — The USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) has donated $25,000 to the relief effort for victims of a recent...

Antibiotic-resistant gene identified in salmonella

A team of scientists in Canada have identified the gene in salmonella responsible for antibiotic resistance. The gene was named fosA7 due to its...

Handling eggs after they are laid

By Dr. Claudia Dunkley Special to Poultry Times TIFTON, Ga. — Now that your hens are laying, how will you handle your eggs? Whether the eggs...

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