Symptoms can include coughing and sneezing, loss of appetite, diarrhea, declining egg production and fertility, and nervous ...

The safest way to add new chickens without bringing disease into a backyard flock is to purchase day old chicks. These chicks must be kept separate from the adult birds to avoid bullying and death.

Broiler chickens, bred for rapid growth, accumulate more fat under chronic heat stress, which reduces meat quality and ...

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Chicken has long been lauded as a healthy alternative to red and processed meats, which have been linked to diabetes, heart disease and several cancers. But a new study has found a clucking scary ...

This is the fourth time since late May that a flock in the Polish town of Bieżuń has been struck by the disease.

Quarantine new chickens before introducing them to your main flock to ensure they are not carrying any infections. Maintain proper hygiene in the coop to minimize the risk of disease.

As bird flu continues to spread, impacting poultry farms and the price of eggs, the Agriculture Department says it's almost doubling the amount spent to combat it.

A new vaccine for bird flu has conditional approval for chickens. What to know Seth Jacobson USA TODAY NETWORK - New England ...

OSU Educator Tim McDermott teaches biosecurity to prevent diseases like avian flu. The course teaches precautions new chicken owners may overlook. "In light of the current economic and health ...

Chicken breast is very low in saturated fat — the kind associated with high cholesterol and other risk factors for heart disease, Dr. Bridges said. One 3.5-ounce serving has just one gram.