Millions of broilers culled in Poland due to AI Nearly 6 million birds have recently been culled in Poland due to avian influenza (AI), as the outbreak count...
Avian Influenza: Insights for the southern hemisphere Poultry World discusses the current avian influenza outbreak in Europe and Asia with Dr David E. Swayne.
Compulsory poultry housing measures to end in parts of UK Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs) from across the UK have announced that compulsory poultry housing measures are...
Fears of AI human-to-human transmission in Russia Poultry products are safe for consumers despite rising AI fears, says the Russian Union of Poultry Producers...
Iran culls over a million layers to contain AI The Iranian veterinary authorities have culled 1.4 million birds after the outbreak of bird flu H5N8 on 50 farms...
UK Poultry Meat sector survives triple whammy A triple whammy of Covid-19, Brexit, and avian influenza affected the UK’s poultry meat industry in the past year.
Russia reports first human infection of H5N8 bird flu Russia has registered and reported the world’s first transfer of the H5N8 bird flu strain from birds to humans...
Preparing for warmer weather in Influenza Protection Zones Vets have urged poultry farmers to monitor environmental conditions in poultry buildings as milder weather...
Bird flu sparks egg shortages in South Korea The outbreak of the highly contagious H5N8 strain of avian influenza in South Korea since October has resulted...
Nigeria’s poultry sector faces soybean scarcity and AI The scarcity and price hike of soybeans is fast crippling the poultry sector in Nigeria, which is now also...
Asian poultry farmers battling against bird flu Asian poultry farmers continue to suffer from the hardest hitting bird flu outbreak in years. Reuters reports...
European poultry projects to take share of research funding Scientists from 5 European countries have been awarded funding to look at potential virulent non-notifiable...
Bird flu detected in a Northern Ireland commercial flock Around 30,000 birds on a poultry farm in Northern Ireland have been culled following the detection of bird flu...
Maintaining bird welfare during AI housing measures Keeping birds happy and healthy indoors during the UK’s current ban on outdoor roaming is paramount for...
Bird flu diagnosed in at least 10 European countries In the last couple of weeks, Avian influenza has hit at least 10 European countries. In addition to the...
AI outbreak could hit Ukraine’s poultry export The recent HPAI outbreak could hurt Ukraine’s poultry exports, Ukraine’s biggest poultry producer MHP said in a...
Disease changes landscape for years The poultry sector had its fair share of disease problems. Avian influenza, mainly caused by wild birds, has hit...
Preparing for winter for the best chance to prevent bird flu Winter is coming, as the phrase from popular TV drama Game of Thrones goes. For characters of the hit series it...
Avian influenza difficult to deal with Poultry producers in Europe and the US are out of the woods when it comes to the avian influenza threat from...
Veterinary concerns must outweigh economic concerns According to avian influenza experts, the bird flu carrying wild widgeons should be out of the largest part of...
Gene editing makes chickens resistant against avian flu When bird flu is reported, birds within a certain radius must often be culled by law. EggXYt is developing a...
AI prevention and innovative biosecurity measures Lasers are being trialled on a Dutch free-range poultry farm to see if they can remove the threat of avian...
First line of defence for bird health Recent outbreaks of HPAI across Europe, as well as other pathogens, demand good biosecurity and a second line of...
Farm report SA: Freedom and good feed ensure healthy birds Producing a free-range chicken under the best conditions with plenty of food and freedom ensures a healthy bird...
Poultry disease prevention by design Disease prevention is certainly very much to the fore, as it is such an integral part of sustainable poultry...
Assessing the threat of AI It may have been a quiet winter for avian influenza last year, but that doesn’t mean the threat is gone. Poultry...
Shake up of global trade is the main future challenge The main challenges the poultry industry faces in the short and long term future are becoming more and more...
Bird flu season fast approaching An outbreak of avian influenza on a Russian poultry farm has left producers across Europe looking nervously...
The 6th edition of Poultry World 2018 is now online In the 6th edition of Poultry World 2018 we focus on new bird flu research being done in Canada.
Thinking outside the bird Canadian researchers tested a new approach in Avian Influenza surveillance by going beyond wild bird sampling...
Russia faces trade sanctions as it battles bird flu Russia faces poultry trade sanctions as it battles an outbreak of bird flu that has affected four regions and a...
The growing case for new AI control methods Vaccination against avian influenza and changing consumer habits were just two topics that featured at the...
Egg crisis almost sparked a revolution in Iran Iran has lost 21 million birds due to outbreaks of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) since the...
The "humble egg" is making waves Poultry World talks to Ben Dellaert and Tim Lambert. As Dellaert is looking back on his two year stint as...
Russia: Veterinary control system under scrutiny Russia’s veterinary watchdog Rosselhoznadzor reported that some AI infected turkey meat has hit the retail...
Overcoming hurdles for AI vaccination The poultry industry must take into serious consideration that avian influenza outbreaks may become the new...