Friday, April 10, 2026

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Fighting resistant salmonella; Farm antibiotic use study shows need for farm-to-fork research

WASHINGTON — A team of interdisciplinary scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina and the Charleston VA Medical Center Research Service recently reviewed...

Brazil reopens trade deals with U.S. after 13 years; Perdue hopes for further growth in trade industry

Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the first shipment in 13 years of fresh U.S. beef has arrived in Brazil. The hiatus which last more...

Slow growth chicken production could have environment impacts

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...

Tenn. state veterinarian releases avian influenza control zone

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

Differences between Newcastles disease and Avian Influenza

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...

Eggs no longer linked to heart disease

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...

Tyson Foods buys AdvancePierre Foods for $4.2 billion

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

Breaded chicken recalled for possible contamination

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...

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

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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