Stringent environmental sampling plans and appropriate follow-up actions may help eliminate persistent salmonella strains from second unit processing equipment.

At Penn Vet, researchers harness power of real-time geospatial information systems to safeguard livestock farms from disease spread.

Study validates ultra-wideband tracking system for monitoring group-housed chicken activity levels.

Pirbright Institute research teams studying characteristics of influenza virus that may alter disease outcomes in poultry.

USPOULTRY and its foundation approve $400,000 in grants through comprehensive research program.

Digestive system of layer chickens may be more sensitive to feed particle size than broilers.

Higher revenues linked to poultry manure application in continuous corn production suggest it may be more economical to transport manure over greater distances from poultry facilities to cropland.

While regional quarantine remains in place, CDFA moves to demonstrate freedom from virulent Newcastle disease.

Discussions included topics on transboundary animal disease threats to U.S. agriculture, U.S.-border agriculture inspections, wildlife/vector/livestock dynamics and workforce development needs.

Accuracy of breeding value estimates may be higher using crossbred instead of purebred data, especially when genetic correlation is low.