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File photo of African jackass penguins at Boulders beach at Cape Town, South Africa. (NeilBradfield/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

More penguins dying of avian flu at Cape Town colony

Visitors urged to disinfect shoes to prevent virus' spread elsewhere

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Cape Town | Reuters — More penguins have died from avian flu at the colony at Cape Town’s Boulders beach, a popular tourist attraction and an important breeding site in South Africa, raising concerns for the species and for other seabirds. David Roberts, a clinical veterinarian at the South African Foundation For The Conservation Of […] Read more
Screengrab of turkeys on display at Canadian Western Agribition in Regina, from a 2017 promotional video. (CWA video screengrab via YouTube)
Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Saskatchewan, Ontario ban birds at events

Bans back on as fall migratory season underway, avian flu cases stack up

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At least two provinces now have bans in place on birds being brought to fall ag fairs and other such events, as cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza pick up again in Canada’s domestic birds. Ontario — which had such a ban in place this spring — reinstated it effective Sept. 23 through to Oct. […] Read more
File photo of chicks on a genetic map of a chicken. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Avian flu returns to southwestern Ontario

More cases also turn up in western provinces

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza has circled back to Ontario for the first time in four months with an outbreak in a commercial poultry flock in Oxford County. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Friday confirmed the outbreak at a farm in the township of Zorra, about 20 km east of London. Details on the […] Read more
(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Avian flu circles back in Western Canada

All western provinces book new cases in commercial birds

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A relatively quiet summer for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Canada has turned for the worse, with outbreaks on commercial poultry farms in all four western provinces in the past week alone. Cases of high-path avian flu in domestic birds in Canada confirmed and reported by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency since Aug. 31 include: […] Read more
File photo of a plate of tandoori chicken legs. (Paul_Brighton/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Ontario halal processor to buy poultry packing capacity

Amir Quality Meats taking up Wellington Poultry

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An Ontario meat processor specializing in the halal market has a deal in place to boost its capacity by buying a nearby chicken and specialty fowl packer. Amir Quality Meats, which operates a federally registered HACCP-certified boning and cutting plant at Brampton, has an agreement in place to buy the processing plant and “associated supply” […] Read more
An original proposal by Health Canada to label ground beef as high in saturated fat has been shelved. Photo: Jeff Haynes/Reuters
Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Fruit/Vegetables, Hogs, Poultry/Eggs

Health Canada to slap warning labels on sugary, salty and fatty foods

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Ottawa | Reuters – Foods high in sugars, sodium and saturated fat will come with clear warning labels in Canada starting in 2026, the federal government said on Thursday, in an effort to promote healthier eating choices and reduce chronic health risks. “We know that it’s not always easy to make healthy choices,” Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos told […] Read more
File photo of a trumpeter swan in springtime on Marsh Lake, southeast of Whitehorse. (Scalia Media/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Northern egg harvesters cautioned over avian flu

High-path H5N1 found in wild birds in Yukon

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Residents of Canada’s northern territories who harvest migratory wild birds and their eggs this spring are urged to take precautions as highly pathogenic avian influenza makes its way northward. The Yukon government’s animal health unit on May 27 reported confirmed cases of high-path H5N1 avian flu in two wild waterfowl carcasses. “Spring migration is ongoing […] Read more
A low-flying bald eagle off the shore of Vancouver Island’s Comox Valley. (SkyF/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

High-path avian flu reaches Vancouver Island

Saskatchewan extends ag fair ban for birds; B.C. restarts lab testing; FCC to offer flexibility

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North America’s latest round of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks has now made its way from one end of Canada clear to the other. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Tuesday confirmed Canada’s westernmost case ever of high-path avian flu in domestic birds, finding an H5N1 virus in a small-scale poultry flock in the Regional […] Read more
File photo of chicks on a genetic map of a chicken. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

High-path avian flu reaches Alaska

Canada books more cases in five provinces

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U.S. federal animal health officials have confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in a backyard flock in southern Alaska, showing the extent of current outbreaks’ reach across North America. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said Saturday it had confirmed the presence of high-path avian flu in a “non-poultry” backyard […] Read more

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