Health/Nutrition

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

Seminar on optimising poultry performance at VIV Africa

30-07 | News

Seminar on optimising poultry performance at VIV Africa

Cases of avian influenza declining in Europe

26-07 | News

Cases of avian influenza declining in Europe

The daily probability of infection from a single poultry farm via aerosolisation of contaminated faeces from wild waterfowl is extremely low, according to the researchers. Photo: Canva

25-07 | News

Wild waterfowl faeces play limited role in airborne transmission of bird flu virus

Antibiotic Reduction - special focus

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10-01-2022 | Expert opinion

One step at a time

Antibiotic resistance in food animals have direct and indirect effects on human health. Photo: Max Pixel

10-01-2022 | Article

Mitigating antibiotics use in the livestock industry

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