These practices focus on controlling people, animals, equipment, and vehicles that come in contact with livestock. Simple ...

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack at the North American Agricultural Journalists conference in Washington in April 2024 (Photo: Philip Brasher) The more we learn about H5N1, the more we understand that good ...

As the United States still reels from the devastating economic toll of bird flu on the nation’s food supply in 2024, state officials are asking backyard and commercial poultry owners in Connecticut to ...

The more we learn about H5N1, the more we understand that good biosecurity is a critically important path to containing the virus. Containing, and eliminating, the virus in our dairy cattle is ...

At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people practiced social distancing and increased sanitation to keep the sickness from spreading to others. Some of those same human biosecurity practices can ...

Summer is a good time to review how to prevent disease from coming onto your farm, says University of Missouri Extension dairy specialist Chloe Collins. Live animals, vehicles, equipment, animal ...

Canada’s farm biosecurity system Farm Health Guardian has jumped across the Atlantic Ocean to also be implemented at an ...

Large-scale commercial poultry producers and small backyard flock owners should review their biosecurity practices to help prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) as the current ...

Dr. Charlie Broaddus, State Veterinarian with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, reminds livestock and poultry owners and show managers that there is the potential for ...

Dec. 27—The Oklahoma State Department of Health gives tips on how to safely raise backyard poultry due to the current spread of Avian Influenza across the country. 1 What is Avian Influenza? HPAI is ...

Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ: TWST), a mid-cap growth and value biotech company, today announced the publication in Science of the peer-reviewed paper, “Strengthening nucleic acid biosecurity ...

When you have backyard chickens and are concerned about communicable diseases, it’s important to follow safety guidelines and best practices to protect both your flock and yourself. Wash Hands: Always ...