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Three new HPAI cases reported in South Dakota

Three additional cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were confirmed in commercial turkey flocks in three South Dakota Counties, bringing the number of Counties in the state with reported cases up to five.

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Updated avian influenza detections in Canada

As of December of 2021, Canada joins the list of countries experiencing renewed avian influenza (AI) outbreaks.

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A high per-Cap-ita rate at 2022 MPF Convention

So many baseball caps could be collected at the Midwest Poultry Federation Convention, you could say the convention had a high per-Cap-ita rate.

These are just some of the baseball caps that could be found at exhibitor booths at the 2022 Midwest Poultry Federation Convention. (Roy Graber)

Hens and Trends

Missouri may be animal activists’ next cage-free target

Missouri could be the next state to be targeted for a ballot initiative to end the use of cages in egg production, attorney Peter Ruddell says.

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Avian influenza confirmed in Nebraska chicken flock

Federal officials have confirmed a positive case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Butler County, Nebraska. The virus was found in a flock of commercial broilers.

Calarasi, Romania - November 5, 2013: A farmer veterinary walks inside a poultry farm in Calarasi on November 5, 2013.

Broilers & Turkeys

VIDEO: How contract growing powers the U.S. chicken industry

The contract model powering the modern chicken industry in the United States keeps costs down, benefiting all parties involved.

Thomas Elam provides insight on the U.S. poultry industry. (Courtesy of Thomas Elam)

Avian influenza appears in 3 more South Dakota counties

Three new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been confirmed commercial turkey flocks in three South Dakota counties, while another case has been confirmed in a commercial pullet flock in Maryland.

Indiana lifts avian flu control zones in Greene County

Greene County, Indiana, has removed the quarantine for commercial poultry farms put in place after reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

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Avian Influenza

New avian flu cases reported in Iowa and Delaware

A commercial layer flock of 5.3 million hens and a commercial broiler flock of 156,800 chickens are the United States' latest cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

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Two US counties have second cases of avian influenza

Second cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been confirmed in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, and Cecil County, Maryland.

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Processing & Slaughter

Tur-Pak Foods plant to close

Turkey further-processing company Tur-Pak Foods will close its facility in Sioux City, Iowa, impacting 121 employees.

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US agents seize prohibited poultry, pork at Mexican border

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture specialists seized more than 120 pounds of prohibited fresh pork and poultry meat at the Laredo Port of Entry on the Mexican border.

Packages containing 124 pounds of prohibited fresh pork and poultry meat seized by CBP officers, agriculture specialists at Laredo Port of Entry's Juarez-Lincoln Bridge. (Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

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