Robots and other autonomous technology can reduce the number of workers entering a poultry house, which improves biosecurity and lessens the risk of disease spread between flocks.

Tyson Foods CEO Donnie King says the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak's impact on the company's finances has been minimal, thanks to the company's strong biosecurity program.

Water wash decreases the incidence of Campylobacter jejuni in broilers and the barn environment as well as disinfection, revealed research published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

The importance of having a biosecurity manager to develop and oversee a site-specific biosecurity program was discussed with James Roth DVM, PhD, Iowa State distinguished professor.

Jon Wefald, the former president of Kansas State University and the former commissioner of agriculture of Minnesota, was the type of leader who left a lasting impression.

As cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza are detected on the island of Mindanao, provincial authorities in the Philippines are launching new measures to halt the spread of infection into their territories. 

Research to determine if monitoring poultry farms with game cameras to help trace outside sources that increase the risk of Salmonella could also be applicable to monitoring farms’ risks of being infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza.

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.

Two new highly pathogenic avian influenza cases have been reported on the Delmarva Peninsula. One is in Delaware and the other is in Maryland.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in a commercial mixed species flock in Charles Mix County, South Dakota. With the discovery, HPAI has now been found in all four North American flyways.

Robotic technology monitors poultry welfare, health and the environment parameters in the house during production. The technology frees up human workers for other tasks and converts real-time data about a poultry flock into actionable insights for farmers.