On December 16, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of H5 avian influenza on an Ontario premise in the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc. The infected premise has been placed under quarantine. CFIA will also be establishing specific...
Another commercial poultry facility has been added to the list of farms where avian influenza has been detected in the Fraser Valley.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says more than 8.3 million birds have been culled in the province since...
From egg disinfection to waste management, new approaches to poultry heath and food safety are what Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is seeking in providing funding to several University of Guelph researchers.
Some $3 million has been allocated through the...
Researchers in Canada are exploring innovative solutions to address significant challenges due to bacterial infections, focusing on the use of antimicrobial plants to control bacteria in poultry.
The problem with antibiotics
Traditionally, antibiotics have been used extensively in poultry farming to...
The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) is pleased to announce that Turkey Farmers of Canada (TFC), Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC), the Canadian Hatching Egg Producers (CHEP), and Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors (CPEP) have collectively initiated an update...
Mark Siemens is a third-generation egg farmer in B.C.'s Fraser Valley and he recalls his grandfather sharing a story about fighting an unknown disease that raced through the farm decades ago, forcing him to cull the entire flock.
Siemens didn't...
In less than a month, importers of live poultry and birds from the United States will face new requirements. Because CFIA prohibits the movement of live birds and poultry, as well as hatching eggs, which originate from, or transit...
In a concerning development for the poultry industry, avian influenza has resurfaced in Quebec, Canada, after a period of relative calm. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed two new infections in commercial poultry flocks, marking the first cases...
Dr. Sophie Kernéis-Golsteyn is the principal investigator for research examining the effectiveness of natural phytobiotics, plant-based alternatives to antibiotics, to protect chickens against Avian Pathogenic E. coli (APEC) bacteria. The 2.5-year, $80,000 project, which will be carried out in...
A teenager diagnosed with bird flu in British Columbia is the first domestically acquired human case of H5N1 avian influenza, the Public Health Agency of Canada says.
Since Influenza A or flu viruses are named after the animal where they are...