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File photo of a goose hunter and dog in Canada. (Brian Scholl/iStock/Getty Images)
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Ontario domestic dog dies of avian flu

Three poultry barns east of Montreal see outbreaks in space of a week

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Pet owners are being warned not to feed their animals raw meat from poultry or game birds or allow pets to consume or play with dead wild birds after the death of a dog from avian flu in southern Ontario. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Tuesday reported the results of a necropsy on an
(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock

High-path avian flu pops back up in southern Ontario

Three outbreaks in Canadian poultry this month, plus skunks

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Feather industry officials are calling for “extreme caution” among poultry farmers after cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza turned up at two southern Ontario properties in the past week. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it has confirmed cases of the virus detected last Friday in a backyard poultry flock in the municipality of Chatham-Kent,
“This is a natural experiment playing out in front of us, and I don’t think we are complacent.” – Nicola Lewis.
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Flu experts gather with avian influenza risk on agenda

Mammal deaths have underlined the dangers of ignoring the disease

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Reuters – The world’s leading experts on influenza met the last week of February to discuss the threat posed to humans by a strain of H5N1 avian flu that has caused record numbers of bird deaths around the world in recent months. The group of scientists, regulators and vaccine manufacturers meets twice a year to
Avian influenza losses are causing a reconsideration of vaccinations for flocks.
Farmit Manitoba, Poultry

Bird flu alarm drives world towards once-shunned vaccines

It is a balance between preventing trade upset and limiting economic losses

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Reuters – French duck farmer Herve Dupouy has culled his flock four times since 2015 to stop the spread of bird flu but as a wave of deadly outbreaks nears his farm once again, he says it’s time to accept a solution once considered taboo: vaccination. “The goal is that our animals don’t fall ill
File photo of a migrating flock of snow geese in Canada. (Pchoui/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock

Flu experts gather with H5N1 risk on the agenda

Threat to humans from current strain seen as low

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London | Reuters — The world’s leading experts on influenza met this week to discuss the threat posed to humans by a strain of H5N1 avian flu that has caused record numbers of bird deaths around the world in recent months. The group of scientists, regulators and vaccine manufacturers meets twice a year to decide
File photo of wild birds in flight over a lake in Uruguay. (Paz Roca/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock

More South American nations report bird flu cases

Brazil still remains free of contagion

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Sao Paulo | Reuters — The confirmation of more bird flu cases in South America raised alarm bells in Brazil, which remains free of contagion even after its close neighbours Argentina and Uruguay confirmed cases there on Wednesday. In a press conference to discuss the global sanitary hazard, Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro said Brazil,
(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Livestock

Alberta poultry sector gets late entry for AgriStability

Participation deadline extended to end of month

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In the wake of avian influenza outbreaks in the region, Alberta poultry producers have been granted a late participation option to sign up for the federal/provincial AgriStability income stabilization program. Provincial Ag Minister Nate Horner on Wednesday announced the two levels of government have reached an agreement to allow poultry producers late participation in AgriStability
File photo of wild birds on Pokeshaw Rock in northeastern New Brunswick. (Bouillante/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock

Avian flu pops back up in New Brunswick

B.C. only other province with cases so far this month

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic birds in Canada appears to be in check so far this month in most regions of the country outside southwestern B.C. — but for one recent case in Atlantic Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed an outbreak of high-path avian flu in what it describes as
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The top 10 food stories of 2022

This past year proved interesting to say the least

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As a follow-up to a very busy 2021, the year 2022 was filled with food-related stories. Food was top of mind for many for the entire year. Reflecting on the last 12 months is always interesting, come December. As we do every year, Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab presents this year’s top 10 food news

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