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Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, struck poultry facilities in several states this year. That ...

TAYLOR COUNTY, Iowa (AP) - 1.2 million chickens were scheduled to be slaughtered last week to prevent the spread of the bird flu after the virus was confirmed on an Iowa egg farm. The Iowa ...

According to the USDA, the average wholesale price for a dozen large Grade A eggs reached $4.26 in the Midwest region. That's ...

"The product costs and retail price of eggs across the grocery industry has risen due to a substantial increase in demand ...

Sanitation on dairy farms and in dairy plants is a top priority with heat exchangers ensuring that raw milk is properly ...

Now, a person in Missouri has contracted the H5N1 bird flu in the first case in an individual with no connection to farm work. The risk to the general public remains low, but experts are concerned ...

But an evolving development around the world threatens to upend those plans – by threatening the existence of the egg farms. The spread of avian influenza, or bird flu, has killed or led to ...

At first glance, it looks like an unassuming farm ... research facility in Iowa where 43 scientists work with pigs, cows and other animals, pushing to solve the bird flu outbreak currently ...

For the first time in almost 40 years, a highly contagious strain of avian flu was detected on ... owned and operated by Kreider Farms, a family-owned dairy, egg and poultry enterprise that ...

A poultry farmer in Derbyshire has said he will continue to keep his hens indoors over fears they are still at high-risk of catching bird flu ... amount of egg-laying flock on his farm as he ...