chickens

Output totaled 8.92 billion eggs last month, up from 8.49B during the same month last year. That included 7.65 billion table eggs and 1.27B hatching eggs

Chick season is just around the corner! Get ready for some fluffy action as Oregon State University kicks off its annual hatching event this week.

Egg production is on the rise, with hatcheries across the country ramping up their numbers.

Kansas is contending with the worst outbreak of bird flu in the United States, with more than 414,000 birds confirmed infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza.

A USDA report says May egg output dropped year-over-year, as did the number of total egg layers in the U.S.

Purdue University researchers have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian influenza.  The novel test addresses the urgent need for an efficient and cost-effective surveillance tool to combat the global threat posed by avian influenza viruses.  The tes...

Just because new cases have not been reported, does not mean the threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has gone away.  Those words from Washington state Veterinarian Dr. Amber Itle who said the opportunity for exposure to bird flu will increase in the coming weeks as more and more migrating waterfowl cross the Northwest.   ...

The Oregon State Department of Agriculture is reminding everyone with animals, whether that’s livestock or pets, to protect them and yourself by focusing on biosecurity.  Biosecurity is the first line of defense in protecting livestock from disease outbreaks and ensuring a safe, healthy environment.  By following ...

New research from Oregon State University shows wild birds continue to be the biggest carriers of avian influenza.  Wastewater detections of bird flu are highest in or near communities with important wild bird habitats, according to the new OSU study, meaning detections of the virus in wastewater does not automatically signal human cases.  Multnom...

Thanks to the high price of eggs, many people across the Northwest may think about purchasing and raising poultry.  To help answer questions, or promote the health of both birds and people, there is the National Poultry Improvement Plan.  NPIP ha...