Sharing Troubles - Avian Flu Found in Dairy Cattle

Mar 26 2024 As if dairy producers didn't have enough challenges these days, High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been positively found in some cases in dairy herds around the country. Unlike poultry, though, after a few weeks of decreased milk production, the cows... more ›

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Avian Influenza Continues to Plague Poultry Industry

Feb 20 2023 2022 was the worst year on record for losses due to High Pathology Avian Influenza, affecting farms in all but three states nationally, with almost 60 million birds culled to control the disease's spread. This article concisely summarizes where the industry... more ›

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Foreign Disease - Not if but when!

Apr 23 2021 Thinking back to over a year ago I would have never thought that COIVD-19 would have ended up in the United States. Seeing all the news segments and watching the virus tear though Europe seemed so distant from our boarders that I didn’t give it too much... more ›

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Good News for American Pork Producers

Oct 30 2020 After taking a huge hit to its breeding and production stock as a result of the lightening spread of African Swine Fever over the last 20 months, Vietnam has had to look to other sources for pork, by far the majority of the red meat diet of the country. A new... more ›

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Dairy Upbeat - Milk Prices to Stabilize

Aug 24 2020 What started as a year of trepidation is actually now playing out in a manner much more positive than anticipated. At the beginning of the year, after seeing a disheartening number of dairy farms fold in 2019, there was some optimism that prices could firm a... more ›

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New Tool for Fighting African Swine Fever

Aug 14 2020 In the continuing battle to develop weapons to fight ASF, the Plum Island Animal Disease Center, operated by the US Department of Homeland Security, announced the development of a cell line which potentially will allow a logarithmic increase in the capability... more ›

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African Swine Fever - Getting Closer

Mar 16 2020 The following National Hog Farmer article discusses information presented by Carthage Veterinary Service Ltd., of Carthage, Illinois, a leading veterinary practice dedicated to swine health and production. It speaks to the need for bio-security vigilance in a... more ›

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