Human health and nutrition

Cats can become infected with the new coronavirus but dogs appear not to be vulnerable, according to a study published on Wednesday, prompting the WHO to say it will take a closer look at transmission of the virus between humans and pets.…

In India, tribal communities have been involved in rearing backyard poultry since time immemorial – long before the government and development agencies counted it as a form of livelihood and a key component of food-secur…

Increased demand for eggs in the United States has sent egg prices soaring in recent weeks as consumers scramble to stock up on staples due to coronavirus shutdowns.

China said on Wednesday that it encourages local governments to temporarily stockpile poultry and aquaculture products in a bid to support the farming sectors after the unprecedented coronavirus cut production and supplies.…

US chicken company Sanderson Farms Inc said on Monday that a slaughterhouse worker was infected with the new coronavirus, the first publicly confirmed positive test of a worker in a US meat plant, though the plant is not closing.…

Demand for US meat at grocery stores will likely exceed supplies for at least another week, the chief executive of Tyson Foods Inc told Reuters on Thursday, as the coronavirus pandemic fuels panic buying among shoppers.

South Africa’s biggest supermarket, Shoprite, will limit purchases of some food products and medicines, it said on Thursday, as frantic shoppers stripped shelves to prepare for possible isolation during the coronavirus outbreak.…

Major US chicken companies are diverting supplies to grocery stores from restaurants to meet red-hot demand as shoppers, unnerved by worries over the new coronavirus, stock their freezers to the brim as they isolate at home.…

Rumours about the spread of coronavirus through chicken have wreaked
havoc in West Bengal’s poultry industry, with losses amounting to
several billions of dollars and thousands of farmers losing their
livelihoods.…

UMass Amherst food scientists seek strategies to lower salt in processed food.

“Today, the notion of ‘climate friendly diets’ is gaining substantial traction, especially among youth. It is a brilliant opportunity to position chicken and eggs as being tasty, convenient, climate-friendly, nutritious and affordable,” remarked Dr David Hughes, professor at the Imperial College of London, during the Poultry Market Intelligence Forum held at the 2020 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE…

A new study on meat consumption has found that people who eat red and processed meat have higher risks of heart disease and early death - contradicting recent research that suggested cutting out meat has few health benefits.…

For Xu, a mother and wife from central China, losing her family’s entire pig herd to African swine fever almost meant not serving the cured pork, known as la rou, and dried sausage central to her Lunar New Year meals.

Egg Farmers of Canada and Food Banks Canada are teaming up to give Canadians what they need to make a difference in their community this holiday season: #RecipesThatGive time.

Across India, backyard poultry farming is increasingly offering remote rural families both food and financial support – and as take-up grows, its effects on marginalised groups, especially women, could prove dramatic.

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? It is a classic question. But, for leaders of African countries, international charity organizations and large development funds that try to address the global hunger problem, both chicken and eggs may provide a credible answer.…

Despite an uncertain economic climate, and having recently been hit by avian influenza, Zimbabwe’s domestic poultry market is growing rapidly – and consumers’ taste for end-of-lay hens means it’s win-win for the country’s egg farmers.…

FCC has, along with its partners provided over 16 million meals for food banks.

The American College of Physicians has published in their journal ‘Annals of Internal Medicine’ a ‘study of studies’ that reviewed the entire body of work that has been carried out in this area.

Overshadowing the positive findings of a recent lifecycle assessment on the carbon footprint of Canadian broiler production are the results of another survey, which show that nearly one-third of Canadians plan to reduce …