A multi-faceted approach combining genetics, nutrition, rearing practices and housing design is required to improve skeletal health and enhance the ...
While the U.S. grapples with an egg shortage caused by avian flu, eggs remain plentiful and affordable in Canada. There are reasons for that, including that egg farms there tend to be smaller.
Egg prices are expected to go up 41 percent this year, according to the U.S. Agriculture Department, meanwhile the USDA is ...
While backyard flocks are making a comeback in some communities across Wisconsin, experts say it pays to find out whether or not it's legal in your area.
Some signs of the bird flu in poultry include, “respiratory issues, birds that are lethargic, sneezing, coughing, maybe some discoloration of the wattles and combs. Things of that nature,” said Moon.
The threat of bird flu has already meant that more than 166 million egg-laying hens have been culled since the outbreak began, in 2022. As a result, the price of eggs is predicted to climb 41 ...
The bird flu outbreak is largely due to the close quarters and poor conditions of farmed animals in factory farming ...
Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for ...
A farm near High Ercall has been given permission to build a new 'free-range egg laying unit' to expand their business.