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Growth rates of broilers contribute to behavior differences, shedding light on welfare impacts
Broilers—chickens specifically bred for meat production—are typically raised for six to eight weeks, while slow-growing ...
Vaccinating chickens could help contain bird flu — and egg prices. Here’s why it’s rare
Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for ...
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Vaccinating poultry can reduce antibiotic resistance in meat that can transfer to people
A study has been conducted in broiler breeder flocks to assess the frequency of target bacteria, their antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and to obtain a ...
In bird flu fight, Agriculture Department almost doubling the $1.1 billion already spent
As bird flu continues to spread, impacting poultry farms and the price of eggs, the Agriculture Department says it's almost doubling the amount spent to combat it.
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Chicken meat prices hold steady despite rising egg costs
Consumers may have noticed chicken meat prices have not climbed in relation to soaring egg prices amid HPAI outbreaks.
Your questions about bird flu, answered
Sky-high egg prices have drawn renewed attention to the bird flu outbreak, which has caused more than 166 million wild and ...
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Avian influenza detected in Mississippi poultry flock
A commercial broiler breeder chicken flock in Noxubee County has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Some relief! Average cost of preparing vegetarian thali at home goes down in February, but chicken plays spoilsport for non-vegetarians
CRISIL's analysis shows that the cost for a vegetarian thali in February dropped by 1% year-on-year due to lower tomato and ...
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Growth rates of broilers contribute to behavior differences, shedding light on welfare impacts
Broilers—chickens specifically bred for meat production—are typically raised for six to eight weeks, while slow-growing broilers need up to 12 weeks to reach maturity. Though gaining ...
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Growth rates of broilers contribute to behavior differences, shed light on welfare impacts
Rosie Whittle, a poultry science postdoctoral fellow with the Center for Animal Food Wellbeing and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Life, and Food Sciences, worked on a study examining ...