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Last of avian flu quarantines lifted in B.C.

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 27, 2015

The quarantine has been lifted at the last of the 13 farms in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley known to have been infected with highly-pathogenic avian flu. The farm, a 53,000-bird table egg layer operation at Langley, B.C., was confirmed Dec. 13 with high-path H5N2 avian flu. At the end of a 21-day waiting period following […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

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

Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs

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

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

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

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

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

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

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

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

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

Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

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

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Mutating H7N9 bird flu may pose pandemic threat, scientists warn

By GFM Network News March 11, 2015

London | Reuters –– A wave of H7N9 bird flu in China that has spread into people may have the potential to emerge as a pandemic strain in humans, scientists said Wednesday. The H7N9 virus, one of several strains of bird flu known to be able to infect humans, has persisted, diversified and spread in […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures slump on strong dollar, bird flu woes

By GFM Network News March 11, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures fell three per cent Wednesday, with deferred contracts making new lows, on the strong dollar and bird flu in Arkansas, traders said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday confirmed the case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock in Arkansas. Investors […] Read more

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Tag Archives avian flu

Last of avian flu quarantines lifted in B.C.

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

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

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

Mutating H7N9 bird flu may pose pandemic threat, scientists warn

U.S. livestock: CME hog futures slump on strong dollar, bird flu woes

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