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Pennsylvania, US dairy sector now officially free from avian influenza

Friday, February 14, 2025

US state Pennsylvania announced on February 12 that its dairy industry has reached a critical 'stage four' milestone granting avian influenza-free status in the US Department of Agriculture's National Milk Testing Strategy.

Australian livestock producers advised to report sick, dead birds following bird flu case in northern Victoria

Friday, February 14, 2025

Livestock producers in Australia have been reminded to report any sick or dead birds as a priority following confirmation of high pathogenicity avian influenza — H7 bird flu — in poultry at an egg farm near Euroa in northern Victoria.

Bird flu spread in Andhra Pradesh, India district causes worries of further spread, affects chicken meat sales

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Reports of a spread of the H5N1 avian influenza in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India, has sparked fears of a similar outbreak in Visakhapatnam district, with locals shunning meat shops for the past few days.

Close to 1.8 million birds in UK culled in last three months as avian flu spreads

Thursday, February 13, 2025

Almost 1.8 million farmed and captive birds have been culled in the past three months due to the spread of avian flu across the United Kingdom, the BBC has learned.

WHO warns "limited information" on spread of bird flu in US after country withdraws from organisation

Thursday, February 13, 2025

The World Health Organisation on February 12 warned that it has only "limited information" about the spread of bird flu in the United States, which has all but cut communications with the global health body.

Philippines stops import of animal products from Germany over FMD concerns

Thursday, February 13, 2025

The Philippines' Department of Agriculture (DA) on February 12 announced the temporary ban on the import of animal products from Germany to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).

Nor-Feed: New peer-review paper assesses interest of Nor-Spice AB in broiler chicken health, performance

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Nor-Feed has announced the publication of a new peer-reviewed study in the journal, Animals, highlighting the positive effects of Nor-Spice AB®, a standardised natural citrus extract (SNCE), on broiler chickens.

ASF confirmed in Tsento, Paro, Bhutan

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

African swine fever (ASF) has been confirmed in Zangkhaphug, Tsento, Paro, Bhutan, affecting two households and 11 pigs, officials reported on February 8.

ASF hit two pig farms in Selangor, Malaysia

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

African swine fever (ASF) has infected pigs across two farms in the Sepang and Kuala Langat districts of Selangor, Malaysia.

South Korea reports second ASF outbreak of 2025 in late January

Thursday, February 6, 2025

On January 28, South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture confirmed the country's second African swine fever (ASF) outbreak of the year, this time at a farm in Yangju County, Gyeonggi Province.