16,000 turkeys killed in Germany to stop spread of bird flu
Authorities in northern Germany have killed 16,000 turkeys and ordered 92,000 chickens slaughtered after detecting an outbreak of bird flu.
Ecology
Nov 24, 2016
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Ancient chickens, cows and pigs may hold secrets to modern animal diseases
The dubious winners of the agricultural revolution, by sheer numbers, are obvious. Living in the world today are 30 billion chickens, 1 billion cows and almost 800 million pigs.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jun 29, 2023
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Bird flu found at Indiana turkey farm not same as 2015 virus (Update)
A bird flu virus that's a different strain than the one that ravaged turkey and chicken farms in the Midwest last summer has been found at a southern Indiana turkey farm, federal officials said Friday, cautioning that a quick ...
Other
Jan 15, 2016
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Highly-contagious bird flu found in Japan, culling start
Japanese health authorities have confirmed a highly contagious avian flu strain in poultry in two prefectures in northern Japan, with culling of hundreds of thousands of birds starting Tuesday at the affected farms.
Ecology
Nov 29, 2016
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High winds can worsen pathogen spread at outdoor chicken farms
Farmers who keep their chickens outdoors may want to watch the weather. A study of chicken farms in the West found that high winds increased the prevalence of Campylobacter in outdoor flocks, a bacterial pathogen in poultry ...
Ecology
Mar 14, 2023
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Japan culling 230,000 more birds over avian flu
Japan has mobilised its military to help with a second mass cull of 230,000 chickens amid a spreading outbreak of a highly contagious strain of avian flu, officials said.
Ecology
Dec 1, 2016
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Bird flu prompts slaughter of 1.8M chickens in Nebraska
Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found on a farm in the latest sign that the outbreak that has already prompted the slaughter of more than 50 million birds ...
Veterinary medicine
Nov 28, 2022
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Diners willing to pay more for 'happy meals'
With increasing public awareness of animal welfare, how much more are people willing to pay for the happiness of the animals they eat?
Plants & Animals
Aug 27, 2012
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Dutch cull 300,000 chickens after bird flu outbreak
Dutch health authorities said Thursday they had culled around 300,000 chickens after the largest outbreak of highly contagious bird flu this year, saying almost six million birds have been killed so far in the ongoing epidemic.
Veterinary medicine
Oct 20, 2022
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Multiple resistance genes found in commercially farmed chickens and in hospital
A team of investigators has isolated colistin-resistant Escherichia coli from a commercial poultry farm in China. Colistin is an antibiotic of last resort against certain bacteria. The research is published May 14 in Antimicrobial ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 14, 2018
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