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The wave in the second half-year was also triggered by migratory birds which, this time, used the Pacific and Rocky Mountain routes, as well as the Mississippi route. Photo: Herbert Wiggerman

28-03 | Article

Avian influenza: 2 waves, different routes and changing dynamics

Chairman of the IEC working group Avian Influenza, Ben Dellaert gives an overview of the current bird flu crisis. Photo: Fabian Brockötter

17-01 | Article

Avian influenza: Unspeakable damage and unexplainable consequences

Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Dr Gerardine Mukeshimana: “Rwanda’s poultry industry is transforming from subsistence farming to more knowledge-intensive and market-oriented poultry farming.” Photo: Fabian Brockötter

29-12-2022 | Article

Positive outlook for poultry in sub-Saharan Africa

From mid-March, several large layer flocks in Iowa and Wisconsin were affected by avian influenza. Photo: ANP

03-11-2022 | Article

Analysing the 2022 US avian influenza outbreak

Arjan Stegeman: “Technically it is possible to create dynamic, real-time risk maps. So there is still some work to be done before real-time risk estimates become available.” Photo: Dick van Doorn

15-05-2022 | Article

‘Risk-based bird flu mitigation’

Photo: Elstef

11-01-2022 | Article

Backyard duck keeper first in the UK to contract bird flu

Geese and duck farms in the far south-west of France have been affected by avian influenza since 2015, causing serious business continuity issues. Photo: ANP

16-08-2021 | Article

France considering vaccination against bird flu

Insights and alert for the southern hemisphere

09-08-2021 | Article

Insights and alert for the southern hemisphere

Photo: Bert Jansen

29-01-2021 | Article

Gene editing makes chickens resistant against avian flu

One of the first farms to use lasers to scare wild birds was based in the UK, but the method was quickly introduced in the Netherlands too. Photo: Chris McCullough

30-12-2020 | Article

AI prevention and innovative biosecurity measures

Birds will inevitably encounter pathogens, even with proper biosecurity measures in place. Ensuring an optimal functioning immune system can prevent severe problems. Photo: Herbert Wiggerman

23-11-2020 | Article

First line of defence for bird health

There are around 56,000 breeding hens at Elgin Free Range Chickens at any one time. Photo: Chris McCullough

06-04-2020 | Article

Farm report SA: Freedom and good feed ensure healthy birds

Ideally biosecurity is built in by design, but most of the time that is only possible in greenfield projects. Photo: Studio Kastermans

24-06-2019 | Article

Poultry disease prevention by design

Photo: Fabian Brockötter

15-05-2019 | Expert opinion

Disease changes landscape for years

Photo: Ronald Hissink

28-12-2018 | Article

Assessing the threat of AI

During the Petersime congres moderator Jacques Van Outrijve engages the participants from 19 countries around the world in a lively discussion. Photo: Fabian Brockötter

22-10-2018 | Article

Shake up of global trade is the main future challenge