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To date: Diamond Club Agrecom, Inc.; Darling Ingredients; International Paper; Klarion; Safe Foods Corporation Gold Club Aviagen Inc.; Cobb-Vantress, Inc.; DuPont; Evonik Corporation; Haley Farms, Inc.; Phibro Animal Health; […]
Poultry Scientist joins Fresno State faculty
Dr. Katy J. Tarrant from Fayetteville, Arkansas is joining the faculty in the Department of Animal Sciences and Agricultural Education at California State University, Fresno in August of 2016. Mrs. […]
Egg prices reach 10-year lows as production outpaces demand
In less than a year, eggs have gone from being an expensive staple at the height of the bird flu crisis to reaching the cheapest prices in a decade due […]
NCC asks for revisions, clarification to proposed changes to organic program
The National Chicken Council (NCC) recommends revising or clarifying several key aspects of the proposed rule from the National Organic Program (NOP), announced in April, to enhance bird health, protect […]
Low-pathogenic AI confirmed in live poultry markets
Low-pathogenic H5 avian influenza has been confirmed at live-poultry markets in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the Univ. of […]
FAO warns of spreading of avian flu in Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today about the spread of the avian influenza virus H5N1, highly contagious to poultry and humans, and which presence in six African countries […]
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been around for centuries
Gut bacteria extracted from 1,000-year-old mummies from the Inca Empire are resistant to almost all of today’s antibiotics. How can this be possible, especially when the first antibiotic wasn’t discovered […]
USPOULTRY emergency funding supports research that shows how to inactivate avian influenza virus in poultry feed
USPOULTRY announces the completion of a funded research project at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala., in which researchers showed how to inactivate avian influenza virus in poultry feed. USPOULTRY approved […]
Chicken consumption continues to soar in the U.S.
US chicken consumption remains high with 2016 levels surpassing those from the previous two years, according to new research presented today at the 2016 Chicken Marketing Summit. In the two […]
NCC calls for further reduction of 2017 ethanol levels
The National Chicken Council (NCC) strongly supports efforts to create a more reasonable and sustainable approach to the nation’s biofuel fuel policy, as the compelled diversion of corn from feed […]