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Bird flu strikes live chicken tenant at CNY Regional Market; no human infections reported
Bird flu is relatively common in wild birds that migrate through Upstate New York. Prevention measures have focused on limiting it from infecting …
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Suspension Lifted for Poultry Auctions, Shows, Swap Meets – Morning Ag Clips
Specifically, keep your birds from comingling with wild waterfowl.” Missouri saw a significant increase in confirmed avian influenza cases over the …
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The U.S. needs millions of eggs. Here’s why it shouldn’t look to Canada for help – Toronto Star
… bird flu continues to spread from wild birds to farms, causing millions of poultry and laying hens to be culled. From 2022 to 2024, Canada lost …
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Paging Dr Chimp: the medical secrets we can learn from apes, birds and even butterflies
Primates eat bitter bark to kill parasites, while sparrows use cigarette butts to keep ticks off their chicks. Could the wisdom of wildlife be the …
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Bird flu ‘should be on all our minds,’ says St. Louis Zoo epidemiologist – STLPR
Avian influenza is affecting poultry flocks, wild waterfowl, marine mammals, bears, foxes, leopards, cows, cats, dogs and humans, …
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Opinion | R.F.K.’s Prescription for Bird Flu Is Dangerous – The New York Times
Two other variants, D1.3 and D1.1, which are found mostly in wild birds and farmed poultry, are behind the three severe cases seen in the United …
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Decoding the Astonishing Secret Languages of Animals – Atmos
This research on wild birds and mammals opens a window into the rich world of animal communication while challenging long-held views that language …
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H5N1: UK reports world’s first case in a sheep | The BMJ
… wild birds.2. Commenting on the situation, James Wood, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the University of Cambridge, said, “This is a very …
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Bristol, Va. City Council to vote on backyard chicken ordinance – WJHL
… birds.” Jacobs also says it is important to limit your chickens’ contact with wild birds. For example, if the chickens are near a pond, be aware …
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