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Free-range egg producers in the UK face labelling changes

06-02 | News

Free-range egg producers in the UK face labelling changes

Doctors in Equador. Photo: Equador's Ministry of Public Health

16-01 | News

Bird flu detected in Chile and human case reported in Equador

While the number of avian influenza virus detections in sea bird breeding colonies have come down since the previous reporting period, the number of cases in water birds and poultry has increased. Photo: Herbert Wiggerman

22-12-2022 | News

Cases of avian influenza are on the rise

In the UK, compensation is currently based on the value of any surviving healthy birds following an outbreak of bird flu. Photo: Hans Princes

21-12-2022 | News

Poultry sector takes legal action over bird flu compensation

Wild birds on migratory routine are likely to spread the avian influenza vírus to other countries in South America. Several countries have reported pelicans with the disease. Photo: Daniel Azevedo

12-12-2022 | News

Avian influenza spreads in South America

Photo: IICA

02-12-2022 | News

Colombia declares avian influenza outbreaks in wild birds

The drop in antibiotic use owes much to heightened biosecurity practices in the sector, and the ongoing use of vaccines as part of preventative health programmes. Photo: Yaw Ansu-Kyeremeh

24-11-2022 | News

Antibiotic use indicators met by UK layer and broiler sectors

A foie gras producer in better times. Over 1,600 poultry producers were hit by avian influenza last winter, with more than 16 million animals culled. Photo: ANP

28-10-2022 | News

French foie gras producers face catastrophe

Poultry producers have been ordered to keep their birds indoors in a large area of East Anglia, England. Photo: Wolfgang Ehrecke

18-10-2022 | News

Avian Influenza Prevention Zone declared for Great Britain

Guilhem de Seze, head of the risk assessment production department at EFSA: “As autumn migration begins and the number of wild birds wintering in Europe increases, they are likely at higher risk of HPAI infection than previous years due to the observed persistence of the virus in Europe.” Photo: Herbert Wiggerman

12-10-2022 | News

Unprecedented number of bird flu cases in Europe this summer

Backyard farms in Russia are usually family-owned operations allowed to produce food for personal consumption only. Photo: Zoe Schaeffer

23-09-2022 | News

Russian agri giants call to ban backyard poultry farming

Photo: Bert Jansen

09-09-2022 | News

Avian influenza in major production hub in the Netherlands

Photo: British Free Range Egg Producers Association

01-09-2022 | News

Free-range egg producers face escalating insurance costs

UK declares avian influenza prevention zone

31-08-2022 | News

UK declares avian influenza prevention zone

Europe: The largest epidemic of bird flu

24-08-2022 | News

Europe: The largest epidemic of bird flu

Photo: pressfoto

07-07-2022 | News

UK scientists join forces to battle bird flu outbreaks