Uncovering poultry house leakage

Three easy ways to determine tightness for improved energy consumption.

December 5, 2023

For fans with butterfly shutters, installing discharge cone covers or socks has proven to reduce air leakage.

For fans with butterfly shutters, installing discharge cone covers or socks has proven to reduce air leakage.

Mike Czarick

You conducted a static pressure test on one of your houses. You don't reach the recommended level of tightness, or maybe due to high heating costs, you suspect a house is not as tight as it should be. What's the next step?

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Avian influenza continues to spread in Michigan

Of the state’s nine commercial flocks to be struck by HPAI during the 2022-24 outbreak, six of those flocks have been affected in April 2024.

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South African poultry sector seeks greater resilience against HPAI

South Africa has had 116 poultry flocks affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza since May 2023, but only one during the past month.

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Diseases & Health

Citing H5N1, Colombia restricts US beef imports

Beef from certain states in banned from entering the South American country, despite the fact that virus has not been confirmed in U.S. beef herds to date.

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Avian flu infects another Michigan turkey flock

This is the first time the H5N1 virus has been confirmed in Ottawa County poultry, but it was previously reported in a dairy herd in that county.

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Fears growing over avian influenza H5N1 jumping to humans

WHO has voiced its concerns over the ability of H5N1 to infect more species as scientists forecast that the next pandemic will be caused by an influenza virus.

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NTF Foundation seeks solution to turkey reovirus

Project begins in earnest to seek funds for research to find a vaccine that can aid in reducing the impact of reovirus.

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Avian Influenza

European study confirms importance of biosecurity in HPAI control

Even if poultry are vaccinated against highly pathogenic avian influenza, biosecurity remains important.

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Like to save stuff? You might be attracting avian flu

The things you keep around may actually pose a biosecurity risk to the animals on your farm.

Piles of old unused items on your farm can offer shelter to wildlife that could be carrying the H5N1 virus.

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APHIS confirms Michigan HPAI case in Newaygo County

It was initially reported by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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Avian Influenza

The real cost to poultry growers of HPAI is downtime

Indemnification may cover the cost of euthanizing and the value of the infected flock, but it doesn’t cover the lost income from flocks not placed during clean up, composting and time waiting for approval to restock.

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Avian Influenza

New Mexico confirms third case of HPAI in poultry

The state has reported the presence in three commercial hatchery flocks located in Roosevelt County since April 12.

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The case of the green chicken meat: Ischemic myopathy

One case in a rotisserie chicken was disgusting for some consumers without knowing what it was or what caused it.

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