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Product range drives plump growth for Pilgrim’s Pride

03-Aug-2017 By Oscar Rousseau

A diverse mix of chicken products bolstered income for US poultry processor Pilgrim’s Pride, which soared by more than 50% in the second quarter.

Tyson Foods - ready ‘since spring’ for bird flu

26-Nov-2015 By Oscar Rousseau

Tyson Foods has said it has been preparing for another outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) “since the spring”. 

US poultry will handle new virus ‘better’

25-Nov-2015 By Oscar Rousseau

American poultry firms are now better equipped to deal with an outbreak of avian influenza (AI), thanks to improved biosecurity measures, risk management firm Moody says.

Lessons from AI outbreak offered up

02-Nov-2015 By Chloe Ryan

A programme covering the lessons learned from the avian influenza (AI) outbreak in North America this year is being offered to the poultry industry with the hopes of preventing any outbreak on a similar scale happening again.

Research on chicken movements could be used to combat diseases

26-Oct-2015 By Elliott Caranci-Finch

A mathematician from Georgia Regents University in the US has analysed how a chicken walks in a bid to help farmers protect their flocks from non-airborne pathogens that can affect profitability. 

Bird flu prompts farmers to consider rendering options

11-Oct-2015 By Rod Addy

US poultry farmers are considering rendering birds for fertiliser and other inedible products if another outbreak of avian influenza (AI) forces them to take thousands of animals out of the food chain.

Tyson Foods responds to animal abuse claims

10-Jul-2015 By Michelle Perrett

A supplier of chickens to Tyson Foods has been accused of animal abuse, after an undercover investigation by campaign group, Mercy for Animals (MFA).

$330m of emergency funds added to avian influenza support

08-May-2015 By Aidan Fortune

The US government has approved the use of $330 million in emergency funds to help combat the growing avian influenza epidemic.

China gives thumbs-up to poultry from Virginia

07-May-2014 By Georgi Gyton

China has lifted a long-running import ban on poultry and poultry products from the US state of Virginia.

Bird flu outbreaks in Mexico and Tibet

15-May-2013 By Carina Perkins

Outbreaks of highly pathogenic bird flu have been reported on farms in Mexico and Tibet.

Newcastle disease strikes Nicaraguan chicken flock

13-Dec-2012 By Nicholas Robinson

An outbreak of Newcastle disease virus has been reported in a flock of chickens in Nicaragua.