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Manitoba layer chick provider sold

Clark’s Poultry has been jointly bought by International Layer Distribution and Trouw Nutrition Canada

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One of Manitoba’s long-time layer operations is changing hands. Clark’s Poultry, out of Brandon, announced Dec. 5 that the company had been jointly acquired by International Layer Distribution and Trouw Nutrition Canada. Why it matters: Two companies with ownership roots in Europe have purchased the Manitoba chick provider. The company, which this year celebrates its
“We have seen around 600,000 of those free-range birds being directly affected."
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Half of Britain’s free range Christmas turkeys lost to bird flu crisis

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Britons may struggle to get a free-range turkey or goose for the Christmas table this year after an industry head said about half of them had either died or been culled due to the country’s largest-ever outbreak of avian flu. Richard Griffiths, chief executive of the British Poultry Council, told lawmakers that British farmers usually
Avian flu outbreak wipes out 50.54 million U.S. birds
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Avian flu outbreak wipes out 50.54 million U.S. birds

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Reuters – Avian flu has wiped out 50.54 million birds in the United States this year, making it the country’s deadliest outbreak in history, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Nov. 24. The deaths of chickens, turkeys and other birds represent the worst U.S. animal-health disaster to date, topping the previous record of 50.5
Manitoba Egg Farmers members and staff during an October visit to Manitoba Harvest to pack eggs for distribution to families.
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Manitoba egg producers crack donation record

Manitoba Egg Farmers have long track record of donations to Manitoba Harvest foodbank

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Manitoba Egg Farmers and the Manitoba Harvest food bank are celebrating a donation milestone. Egg farmers and community supporters donated 12,000 dozen eggs to the hungry in the province in October, breaking a record for the most eggs ever donated in a single month. “It takes a province to feed a province,” said Vince Barletta,
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Spain detects two bird flu infections in poultry farm workers

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Two Spanish poultry farm workers tested positive for bird flu following an outbreak in poultry, in what appear to be the first known human infections in Spain and the second in Europe since 2003, the World Health Organization said Nov. 4. The poultry outbreak was confirmed by authorities on Sept. 20 and there has been
“We and the other feather boards and, I think, the CFIA have become more efficient in triaging the permits.” – Cory Rybuck, Manitoba Egg Farmers.
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Manitoba not twice lucky on bird flu

Manitoba dodged the bullet in spring, when migratory birds came north and brought avian influenza with them; the fall migration has not been so kind

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Manitoba has seen seven times more bird flu cases in the space of a month than the rest of 2022 combined. From Sept. 14 to Oct. 12, 15 cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were confirmed on Manitoba poultry farms, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reported. Why it matters: Migratory birds are considered
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Feds to fund poultry disease insurance

Three industry organizations have been earmarked for $1.2 million in funding

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[UPDATED: Aug. 10, 2022] The federal government has announced $1.2 million for insurance against poultry disease outbreaks as Canada continues its battle with bird flu. The most recent infection to break was reported Aug. 1 in a commercial flock in Quebec. Why it matters: Canada and the U.S. are only two on a list of
Laying hens in the free-run aviary at University of Manitoba  photo: Manitoba Egg Farmers
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Bringing egg farming into public view

State-of-the-art 4,500 laying-hen research centre slated for 2023 opening

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A new, high-tech egg-laying research centre is on the horizon for the University of Manitoba’s Glenlea Research Station. The 4,500 laying-hen barn is expected to be a world-class facility outfitted with cutting-edge scientific testing equipment. The facility will replace the current one on the University of Manitoba (UM) Fort Garry campus that is out of
“The infected premises continues to make progress toward being eligible for release from quarantine.” – CFIA
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Manitoba sees bird flu setback

Provincial numbers remain the best in Western Canada, but two new cases broke Manitoba’s months-long stretch without new domestic H5N1 cases

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Manitoba’s winning streak on bird flu hit a speed bump in the back half of June. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Manitoba currently sits at three cases of H5N1, a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, after two small flocks were confirmed positive in the last three weeks. The province has reported
The spread of bird flu around the world has raised alarm among governments and the poultry industry.
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France lifts bird flu restrictions

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France’s Farm Ministry said June 7 it would remove bird flu-related restrictions on poultry farming across the country, citing a halt in outbreaks after the worst-ever crisis of the highly contagious virus led to the culling of 16 million birds. The European Union’s second-largest poultry producer had eased restrictions, including keeping birds inside, in much

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