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The Government of Canada has earmarked additional investments in its supply-managed dairy, poultry and egg industries as part of its trade deal commitments.

The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) reports that South Korea has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu on a duck farm.

Rapid development of wind energy across the American Great Plains has spurred concern about potential effects on grassland birds, the most rapidly declining avian group in North America.

In this week's poultry digest, Jim Wyckoff outlines the continuing avian influenza cases in Europe and Poland's increase in turkey production.

Avian influenza has been detected on a farm site in a third Japanese prefecture, marking the country’s worst bird flu outbreak in more than four years.

The last-minute shift towards small Thanksgiving celebrations due to coronavirus restrictions across the US means that turkey farmers are struggling to fill orders for smaller birds.

For the first time, Iowa State University will serve as the home of the official National Thanksgiving Turkey following next week’s National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation at the White House.

Sweden has culled 3,200 turkeys after finding bird flu on a farm.

Denmark has ordered 25,000 chickens to be culled after finding H5N8 bird flu on a farm.

Germany has ordered around 16,100 turkeys to be culled after bird flu was found on another poultry farm.

Seasonal workers arriving in England to carry out essential tasks in the poultry industry ahead of the Christmas season are now able to begin working as soon as they arrive in the country.

Turkey producers in Minnesota that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for financial assistance before 1 December 2020.

The UK's Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed cases of H5N8 bird flu in wild birds in the south west of England.

UK turkey farmers report challenges sourcing seasonal staff to process birds in time for the Christmas rush.

New findings about viral regions in the DNA of chickens aim to aid productivity for smallholder farms in developing countries.

Insight into avian virus highlights its potential to infect commercial flocks

Without an approved treatment, histomoniasis remains a growing problem among turkeys. The only realistic option for controlling the disease right now is limiting its transmission once it enters a flock.

Foster Farms increases the number of turkeys donated by nearly 60 percent to feed more than 120,000 people.

France is putting part of the country on high alert after bird flu cases were reported in Eastern Europe and the Netherlands in the last month.

Strong gut health is crucial for successful poultry production, according to Charlie Barnes, Senior Poultry Production Manager at EC Drummond, with 25 sites across the UK producing more than 33.75 million broilers per ye…