Raising baby chickens, or chicks, can be an incredibly rewarding experience. Whether you're starting a backyard flock or ...

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The vaccine from Zoetis, Avian Influenza Vaccine, H5N2 Subtype, Killed Virus, is for poultry and has been demonstrated to be safe, pure, and to have a reasonable expectation of efficacy ...

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Figure 1 Genome organization of Avian infectious bronchitis virus. The total genome of AIBV is 9206 kb, showing structural proteins (SPs) and non-structural proteins (NSPs). The figure was created ...

Having several birds appear in your garden is very common in Ireland, leading many people to put out a bird feeder for them - ...

The USDA has launched a $1 billion strategy to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza, protect the U.S. poultry industry and lower egg prices. Vaccines, enhanced biosecurity measures and ...

Ironically, the salt marsh sparrow on the east coast of the U.S. is widely regarded in science as the most promiscuous bird in the entire world; 95 percent of the females mate with more than one male ...

Nix Lice Treatment & Prevention Kit provides a total lice solution product that includes a lice shampoo that kills superlice and eggs (nits), a lice comb and a daily lice prevention spray to keep ...

The U.S. will look to import more eggs as it responds to an ongoing outbreak of bird flu that has egg prices surging more than 50% from a year ago. The federal government plans to purchase eggs ...

We Have a Bird Lice Problem ...