Bird flu case found in southern Wisconsin chicken flock
The bird flu has been confirmed in a commercial chicken operation in Wisconsin, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday.
Veterinary medicine
Mar 14, 2022
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Bird flu confirmed in northwest Iowa commercial turkey flock
Officials announced Monday that they have identified bird flu in a commercial flock of 50,000 turkeys in northwest Iowa, the state's second case of a virus that has been identified in multiple U.S. states.
Veterinary medicine
Mar 7, 2022
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Scientists develop a safe, cheap technology for disinfection of packed eggs
Russian researchers have developed an inexpensive, safe, and reliable surface disinfection technology for packed eggs. This technology helps to kill bacteria, including salmonella, on eggshells. Also, it allows growing broiler ...
Other
Apr 5, 2021
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Chickens to be culled after bird flu found on Dutch farm
More than 35,000 chickens are to be culled at a Dutch farm after a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was discovered there, the agriculture ministry announced Thursday.
Veterinary medicine
Oct 29, 2020
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Scientists devised a cheap, ingenious trick to save this bird from a blood-sucking maggot, and it works brilliantly
Saving endangered species from extinction is a challenging job that requires creative, affordable and effective interventions. In a rare good news story for conservation, we came up with one such method.
Plants & Animals
Aug 12, 2020
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Egg-based flu vaccines: Not all they're cracked up to be?
Flu season is underway in the Northern Hemisphere, sickening millions of people and in rare cases, causing hospitalization or death. The best prevention is a flu shot, but it's not unusual for these vaccines to be less effective ...
Other
Jan 8, 2020
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A solarium for hens? How to increase the vitamin D content of eggs
Many people suffer from a vitamin D deficiency. This can result in brittle bones and an increased risk of respiratory diseases. Chicken eggs are a natural source of vitamin D and one way to, at least partially, compensate ...
Veterinary medicine
Jun 24, 2019
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Global data resource shows genetic diversity of chickens
A total of 174 chicken breeds are described in a publicly accessible database which scientists from the University of Göttingen and the Friedrich Loeffler Institute in Neustadt-Mariensee have built up in recent years with ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 20, 2019
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Storing energy with eggshells
Biowaste in the form of chicken eggshells has proved to be very effective for energy storage. This finding was made by an international team of researchers, including scientists of the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) established ...
Materials Science
Mar 14, 2019
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McDonald's unveils plan for cutting antibiotics in beef
McDonald's announced a plan on Tuesday for a phased reduction of antibiotics in beef, expanding a health-oriented reform to a new meat source other than chicken.
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Dec 11, 2018
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