The fire was reported in one of the sheds when the owner saw smoke coming from the electrical board in the shed on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT More than 2,500 chickens were charred to death in a fire at a poultry farm in S. Mottur village, around 15 km from Gudiyatham town in … Read more
Researchers have developed gene-edited chickens that are partially resistant to bird flu. Source link
March 23, 2022 A commercial chicken farm in Nebraska will destroy 570,000 broilers because a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza – better known as bird flu – was discovered in the flock, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture reported. Earlier this month, bird flu was discovered in a backyard flock in Merrick County and in … Read more
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, March 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Raising chickens in your backyard — a popular trend during the COVID-19 pandemic — holds risks that can come home to roost in an unwelcome way. It’s already well known that poultry can spread the salmonella bacteria to human handlers. But chickens cooped up … Read more