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U.S. developing bird flu vaccine, no distribution plans yet

By GFM Network News March 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. government is developing a vaccine to protect poultry from new strains of avian flu that have recently killed birds from Arkansas to Washington state. Within two months, scientists at a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research lab in Georgia will test the vaccine on chickens to see how well […] Read more

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All but one avian flu quarantine lifted in B.C.

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 19, 2015

A table egg layer operation near Langley is now the only farm still under quarantine for avian flu in British Columbia. All 13 properties in B.C.’s Fraser Valley that had been quarantined for highly-pathogenic H5N2 or H5N1 avian flu since the beginning of December have since been culled of birds, cleaned and disinfected. A subsequent […] Read more

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U.S. reports low-path H7N3 bird flu in California

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 19, 2015

Paris | Reuters –– The United States has reported a mild form of bird flu on a turkey farm in California, the World Organisztion for Animal Health (OIE) said Wednesday, the latest in a series of outbreaks to hit the U.S. poultry industry in recent months. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a report […] Read more

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Wayne Farms files for IPO

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 17, 2015

Reuters — Wayne Farms, the sixth-largest poultry producer in the U.S., has filed with U.S. regulators in an initial public offering of common stock. Wayne Farms is a subsidiary of Continental Grain, one of the largest privately-held corporations in the U.S. Citigroup, J.P. Morgan and BMO Capital Markets are underwriting the IPO, Wayne told the […] Read more

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U.S. may impose tougher curbs to contain bird flu in Arkansas

By GFM Network News March 16, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. authorities are considering imposing tougher restrictions in Arkansas to contain a virulent strain of avian flu in the heart of the country’s poultry region in a bid to minimize international trade disruptions and contain the virus. The H5N2 flu discovered in Arkansas last week is the state’s first case of […] Read more

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Canada blocking poultry from Kansas, Arkansas

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 15, 2015

Canada has expanded its restrictions on imports of live poultry, uncooked poultry products and eggs to include those from Kansas and Arkansas, as avian flu has now appeared in birds in both states. The Kansas cases of highly-pathogenic (“high-path”) H5N2 avian flu are in a backyard chicken and duck flock in Leavenworth County, on the state’s […] Read more

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U.S. bird experts mystified by Midwest avian flu spread

By GFM Network News March 13, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — A virulent strain of avian flu that has killed turkeys in the heart of the nation’s poultry region has been found through molecular testing to be nearly identical to viruses isolated in migratory ducks. But some wildlife experts are skeptical of suggestions that wild birds are responsible for spreading the H5N2 […] Read more

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After first lab-grown burger, test-tube chicken is next on menu

By GFM Network News March 13, 2015

Tel Aviv/Frankfurt | Reuters — Two years after scientists cooked up the first test-tube beef burger, researchers in Israel are working on an even trickier recipe: the world’s first lab-grown chicken. Professor Amit Gefen, a bioengineer at Tel Aviv University, has begun a year-long feasibility study into manufacturing chicken in a lab, funded by a […] Read more

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U.S. exports at risk as bird flu enters heart of poultry country

By GFM Network News March 12, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — A case of bird flu confirmed Wednesday in the heart of America’s poultry region, is certain to mean more export restrictions, increasing U.S. supply and likely forcing the world’s biggest poultry companies to trim prices. The U.S. government announced the infection of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian flu in turkeys in Arkansas […] Read more

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KFC faces pressure after McDonald’s says no antibiotics in chicken

By GFM Network News March 12, 2015

Los Angeles/Chicago | Reuters — KFC, the world’s largest chain of fried chicken restaurants, may face pressure from consumer and environmental groups to change how its poultry are raised after McDonald’s said it would switch to chicken raised without human antibiotics. McDonald’s will phase out chicken raised with antibiotics that are important to human health […] Read more

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Poultry/Eggs

U.S. developing bird flu vaccine, no distribution plans yet

All but one avian flu quarantine lifted in B.C.

U.S. reports low-path H7N3 bird flu in California

Wayne Farms files for IPO

U.S. may impose tougher curbs to contain bird flu in Arkansas

Canada blocking poultry from Kansas, Arkansas

U.S. bird experts mystified by Midwest avian flu spread

After first lab-grown burger, test-tube chicken is next on menu

U.S. exports at risk as bird flu enters heart of poultry country

KFC faces pressure after McDonald’s says no antibiotics in chicken

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