Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, B.C. lost its appeal to stop an ordered cull of over 400 birds. The post Universal Ostrich Farm loses CFIA cull appeal appeared first on Canadian Cattlemen.| Canadian CattlemenNews , Latest & Featured - Canadian Cattlemen
A research study from the United States suggests that bird flu could have spread amongst cattle through the air or contaminated wastewater at dairy farms.| Alberta Farmer Express
A New York City-based businessman is financially supporting the owners of an ostrich farm in British Columbia as they dispute an order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to cull the birds.| Farmtario
Vaccines are just one of many tools farmers use to keep their broiler flocks healthy in order to contribute to a safe and wholesome food supply. Learn about vaccine use in broilers and find out how vaccines impact the health and well-being of chickens.| Chicken Check In
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it has ended its emergency response for H5N1 bird flu, owing to a decline in animal infections and no reports of human cases since February.| Grainews
Brazil is ready to declare the country free of the bird flu virus on commercial flocks, Edivilson Brum, the head of Rio Grande do Sul state’s agriculture department, said on Wednesday in a statement.| Grainews
An embattled British Columbia ostrich flock remains a significant risk to human health, an epidemiologist says.| Farmtario
The threat of H5N1 bird flu spreading to humans could spark another global pandemic, warned the Global Virus Network in a recent study calling for proactive measures to prevent widespread outbreaks.| Farmtario
Visit this page on the Barnstable County, Cape Cod website for more information about Lower Cape TV: Avian Flu Widespread on Cape Cod—What to Know.| Barnstable County
Canada can, and should learn some lessons from the 2015 HPAI (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza) infection in the North American poultry industry. Will we? That remains a big, important question without a good answer.| Small Flock Poultry Farmers of Canada
The United States has reported its first H5N9 outbreak in poultry. The World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday that U.S. authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced County, California.| SHTF Plan
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), otherwise known as bird flu, has insinuated itself into the wild bird and domestic fowl populations around the world since at least 1997. Although there ar…| eFoodAlert
The spread of bird flu among poultry and dairy farms has heightened some health experts' concerns that the process of killing and disposing of poultry infected with the virus may pose a risk to humans and livestock.| Farmtario
On June 17, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency updated their guidance for private veterinarians on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The update noted the expanded eligibility for testing, and that the CFIA would cover lab test fees at any Canadian Animal Health Surveillance Network (CAHSN) lab that is approved to test samples in domestic animals. The agency will not, however, pay veterinarian fees for sample collection or shipment to the lab.| Alberta Farmer Express