Disease. One of the scariest words in farming and food production. In a state that’s king of the poultry industry, expert planning, precautions and emergency response are chief priorities to keep ...

A backyard chicken flock in Dukes County tested positive for avian flu. Here’s what officials say and what poultry and pet ...

On a September afternoon, Georgie Cartanza walked inside one of her chicken houses to check on tens of thousands of chicks. The chicks, just three days old, were smaller and lighter than a tennis ball ...

LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – After a spike in a chicken disease called infectious coryza, poultry farmers are being asked to take extra precautions. Lancaster County is being hit especially hard, with many ...

Every chicken at a commercial poultry site in Nottinghamshire will be culled after a case of bird flu was confirmed. The ...

A Southern California outbreak of a devastating poultry disease has reached Ventura County, prompting a warning to residents who raise chickens. A case of Newcastle disease, a potentially deadly virus ...

The disease level of a poultry flock may determine the profitability of a business. Diseases have both indirect and direct causes, whereas indirect are linked to conditions that create stress to the ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Luke Gabriele was a healthy 14-year-old football player in Pennsylvania when he began to feel soreness in his chest that grew increasingly painful. After his breathing became ...

Globally, the poultry industry has remained buoyant amid increased demand for both meat and eggs. While poultry farmers have been making gains, they have also had to grapple with the challenge of ...

Health officials are investigating a poultry plant in New Market, Virginia, after 50 employees were recently sickened by Psittacosis, a rare illness humans typically contract through infected birds.

Elsewhere in Asia, South Korea is experiencing a sharp spike in new infections, while new cases are also reported in poultry ...