It takes several hours for the results of a polymerase chain reaction test, which “detects genetic material from a pathogen ...

With the rising cost of eggs, more people are considering raising backyard chickens for fresh, homegrown eggs. However, ...

The Ohio State University Extension School offers an online course for homeowners navigating poultry care in their backyards.

A call-to-action has been made by the Global Virus Network, who are urging world governments to increase surveillance and ...

Among animals, more than 169 million commercial poultry or backyard birds have been infected in the current H5N1 outbreak, ...

A recent Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry has infected seven people across six US states, the CDC reports. The ...

Stutsman County has had a positive case of such disease this past month in a backyard flock. This highly contagious viral ...

Statewide, more than 8 million egg-laying chickens, turkeys and ducks have been destroyed in Indiana so far this year due to ...

“Having a bird feeder out is not harmful, as long as you keep your feeders clean,” says Schuler. “There are recommendations ...

Backyard poultry can be infected from water or food ... tests that many countries use to look for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza are often unable to distinguish a sick bird from one that ...

For the first time in over a month, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health has detected highly pathogenic avian influenza ...