Health & disease

Botswana has banned the import of poultry meat and products from South Africa after an outbreak of bird flu was detected on a layer farm in South Africa.

Trading rules and routes between the United Kingdom and European Union have become more complex after the 31 December Brexit deadline and are set to become more stringent in the months ahead.

The company says that the vaccines provide full protection for broilers, layers and breeders against the most virulent Marek's disease virus strains.

A genetic technique which could help improve predictions about the virulence of infectious bursal disease (IBDV) has identified pathogenicity in seven new strains of the virus which causes an immunosuppressive condition.…

South Africa’s agriculture ministry has confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza on a chicken farm in the central Gauteng province.

Australia's National Farmers Federation says that the country's biosecurity systems should be improved after border authorities intercept parcels of illegally imported meat.

A five-year animal agriculture program launched by USAID and led by Cargill, Ausvet, Heifer International and International Poultry Council will increase capacity of farmers, governments and other stakeholders to prevent and quickly respond to growing human health security risks.…

China’s agriculture ministry said on 12 April that highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu has been identified in wild birds in the north-eastern province of Liaoning.

The Nigerian government has killed more than 329,556 chickens at 62 different farm sites due to outbreaks of bird flu.

Hong Kong has suspended imports of poultry meat and poultry products from additional areas of the United Kingdom and Germany on bird flu fears.

An interview with Tim Cummings, DVM Senior Technical Services Veterinarian, Zoetis Q: Pullet vaccination is essential for protecting broiler breeder health, but does it need to change along with the industry’s evolving…

The prerequisite for the control and treatment of coccidiosis in poultry is to correctly identify the presence of disease. Two of the most widely used methods for this purpose are the identification and enumeration of oo…

More animal welfare and fewer resources: Are these aspects compatible in poultry farming? This question can be answered with precision livestock farming. It is a mix of big data, networked technologies, and a holistic un…

Researchers at the UK's Roslin Institute have created inside-out "mini guts" to aid poultry research, saying that the 3D model will provide key insights into poultry health and disease.

Outbreaks of Newcastle disease has left poultry farmers in Kiambu county fearing for their livelihoods as hundreds of thousands of birds die.

Hong Kong has banned the import of poultry meat and products from Jangheung-gun of Jeollanam-do Province in South Korea.

Ireland's Department of Agriculture plans to lift the housing requirement for poultry and other captive birds on 9 April as bird flu numbers decline.

Mandatory housing measures to stem the spread of bird flu are being lifted at midnight on 13 April, but poultry keepers across Northern Ireland are told to remain vigilant.

Estonia implemented movement restrictions and biosecurity measures to curb bird flu outbreaks, including housing measures that keep hens indoors that may make free-range certification difficult.

South Korea has confirmed three additional cases of bird flu in wild birds, but cases in domestic poultry populations appear to have fallen.