Roy GraberRoy Graber is a senior reporter at WATT Global Media. From the Author - Page 78Avian InfluenzaUS, Canada poultry sectors go week without avian fluMore than a week has passed since animal health officials in the United States and Canada have reported any confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial poultry flocks.Broilers & TurkeysMay 2022 poultry, feed industry mergers and acquisitionsFind out about merger and acquisition activity in the poultry and animal feed industries in May 2022.Blogs4 key topics covered in Sanderson Farms’ new Form 10-QSanderson Farms disclosed information concerning the proposed merger with Wayne Farms, its quarterly financial results, avian influenza and the Russia-Ukraine conflict the latest Form 10-Q on its investor relations webpage.Avian InfluenzaWill H5N1 spread to South America and Central America?There is a possibility that the strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza that has affected commercial poultry flocks in the United States and Canada could spread to poultry in Central America and South America, but it might not be as likely as some people might think.Avian InfluenzaWhy are more turkey flocks infected with avian flu?Why does it appear that U.S. turkeys are more susceptible to a highly pathogenic avian influenza infection than chickens? Dr. David Swayne of the United States Department of Agriculture offers a possible explanation.Broilers & TurkeysVariance for Miller Poultry hatchery expansion approvedA use variance necessary to allow the proposed Miller Poultry hatchery expansion to happen was approved by the zoning board in Goshen, Indiana.Processing & SlaughterFire breaks out at Cargill poultry plant in OntarioThe Cargill poultry processing plant in London, Ontario, was the scene of a fire on May 23, but the cause of that fire has not yet been determined.EggAvian influenza continues to appear in PennsylvaniaAnother case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in Berks County, Pennsylvania, on May 23.Avian InfluenzaDakota County, Minnesota, has first avian flu caseDakota County, Minnesota, has had its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, with a commercial turkey flock being affected.Broilers & TurkeysMar-Jac Poultry agrees to settlement in antitrust lawsuitMar-Jac Poultry has agreed to pay Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office $725,000 to resolve claims that the company conspired with other poultry producers to rig bids and drive up the price of chicken to consumers.EggAvian influenza strikes foxes in four statesThe highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak (HPAI) has spread into red fox kits in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.EggTurkey, duck breeder flocks latest victims of HPAI in USHighly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in a commercial duck breeder flock in Pennsylvania and a commercial turkey breeder hen flock in Minnesota.Previous PagePage 78 of 275Next Page