Health

Spray administration of coccidiosis vaccines used in chicken and turkey production enables the vaccine Eimeria oocysts to enter the anterior digestive tract. Photo: Henk Riswick

26-08 | Article

Aiming for optimal turkey coccidiosis vaccination

To manage mycotoxin contamination in poultry feed a comprehensive approach including preventive measures, monitoring and mitigation strategies is required. Photo: Henk Riswick

22-08 | Article

Impact of masked mycotoxins on poultry well-being

Culling diseased birds and contact farms has substantial financial consequences. Photo: ANP

19-08 | Article

Limitations of current avian influenza compensation

The researchers say that avian influenza is zoonotic (transmitted to humans by animals), and the potential spread of this virus poses a risk to public health. Photo: Canva

16-08 | News

Avian influenza research study to limit transmission to wider public

HPAI outbreaks have predominantly been free-range. Photo: Koos Groenewold

15-08 | Article

Avian influenza outbreaks rock Australian egg farms

The CDC is hoping to vaccinate all of the nation's approximately 200,000 livestock workers during this year's flu shot season. Photo: Canva

07-08 | News

Flu shots for farm workers amid bird flu outbreak

Entomologist and study lead, Amy Murillo: “We didn’t expect to find skin lesions associated with chicken body lice, but we did. This has not, to my knowledge, been documented before.” Photo: Peter Roek

05-08 | News

Lice significantly impact cage-free birds

The new study highlights the expansion of intensive farming and the resulting environmental degradation as factors which can raise risks. Photo: Canva

31-07 | News

Intensive farming and the risk of new pandemics

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16-12 | Article

Spain’s slow but steady recovery after hen cage ban

Poland lagging in cage-free hen commitments

Is the UK egg sector on track to be cage-free by 2025?

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