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Is HPAI in commercial poultry here to stay?

The current H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is now found in wild birds in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa and has caused record losses of domestic poultry in Europe and North America.

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Thermal Performance and Gearbox Selection for Grain Handling Applications

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SEW-EURODRIVE’s Austin Burdette discusses heat challenges in grain handling gearboxes and how proper thermal management can reduce downtime and extend equipment life.

Thermal Performance and Gearbox Selection for Grain Handling Applications

Universal flu vaccine could extend protection for pigs

A vaccine intended for humans could come with some benefits for the livestock used to test the vaccine, researcher says.

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Proposition 12 could increase risk of ASF reaching US

Increased pork costs related to California law could lead to consumers seeking pork from outside of the United States

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1 dead, 1 injured in Minnesota grain bin accident

A 26-year-old man is dead after a grain bin accident in Porter, Minnesota.

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Swine sample program could help speed up ASF detection

African swine fever isn't necessarily easy to identify and the U.S. has a shortage of veterinarians to collect samples, so a new program has been designed to help speed up the sampling process.

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New tools advance Salmonella control in poultry industry

Salmonella and other food-borne pathogens are one of the biggest challenges facing the poultry industry, but emerging technologies could help producers better combat food safety threats on the farm.

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Grain bin safety plans keep employees safe

Simple safety practices can eliminate avoidable grain bin accidents that cost lives every year.

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Man dies in accident at fish feed mill in Nova Scotia

The 55-year-old was making a delivery to the facility when the accident occurred.

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Active live yeast could aid Salmonella prevention in poultry

The feed additive can also boost gut health.

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Grain elevator fire in Duplin County, North Carolina

Several fire crews extinguished a fire at Nash Johnson & Sons Farms on June 11.

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Grain Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention

Pivotal facts about combustible grain dust incidents [Infographic]

Agriculture has more incidents, but fewer fatalities, compared to other industries.

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Be prepared in case HPAI, ASF strike in US at same time

State and federal veterinary officials may be spread thin from an outbreak of one animal disease to be able to fully devote to an outbreak of another disease, a National Pork Board official cautioned.

Stephanie Wisdom, animal welfare director for the National Pork Board, says that if African swine fever were to be confirmed in a U.S. pig herd, veterinary officials may already be spread thin due to a possible highly pathogenic avian influenza response.

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