Dr. Angela Rasmussen (PhD) in the lab at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan.

Time to vaccinate Canadian poultry against bird flu?

Canada doesn’t vaccinate poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza; the head of the World Organization for Animal Health thinks it may be time to add vaccination to the tool kit

Canada doesn’t vaccinate poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza. The head of the World Organization for Animal Health thinks it may be time to add vaccination to the tool kit.




Bird flu losses have causes egg prices in the U.S. to shoot up.

U.S. playing with bird flu fire

Good disease management is also good trade management, keeping markets open

Controversial comments from U.S. top officials do nothing to reassure American poultry trading partners that bird flu in the country is under control.


Targan’s WingScan technology allows chicks 
to be sexed without human intervention.

Quebec hatcheries automate chick sexing

WingScan device uses artificial intelligence to recognize chick wings and seperate sexes

Artificial intelligence is helping sex broiler chicks at hatcheries in Quebec. The hatcheries have been implementing WingScan, which recognizes chick wings, automating the process.