... HPAI pushes holiday turkey prices to record highs
Nov 15, 2022Jennifer Grullon
The widespread outbreak of Highly Avian Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) across the US is expected to push up the cost of turkeys to record highs this holiday season. What does CoBank say about the...
... Turkey-farm study finds Salmonella Infantis prevalent
Apr 19, 2022Jennifer Grullon
Research studying Salmonella across one turkey producer’s farms found Salmonella Infantis to be by far the dominant serotype.
... Highly pathogenic avian influenza found in Indiana commercial turkey flock
Feb 09, 2022Jennifer Grullon
USDA's APHIS has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock in Dubois County, IN, the first confirmed case in commercial poultry in the US since 2020.
... Lessons from the Midwest’s 2015 avian flu outbreak
Jun 24, 2021Jennifer Grullon
The 2015 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Minnesota was the worst the US has ever seen. What has the poultry industry learned from this and other outbreaks?
... ‘Turkeys are suffering’ without good control of coccidiosis
May 04, 2018Jennifer Grullon
Turkeys are suffering from coccidiosis due to a lack of available medications, according to Greg Mathis, PhD, Southern Poultry Research, Athens, Georgia.
... Lack of medications, veterinarians hamper turkey industry
Apr 10, 2018Jennifer Grullon
The US turkey industry continues to be hampered by a lack of approved efficacious drugs, according to a 2017 survey. Since 2005, four medications have been withdrawn, leaving the industry without any...
... Clostridial dermatitis: Why is it so prevalent in turkeys?
Feb 09, 2018Jennifer Grullon
Skin lesions in turkeys open the door to Clostridium infections and clostridial dermatitis, the most important disease in the turkey industry, according to a study by Kakambi Nagaraja, PhD,...
... 44 million ‘respectable’ birds on the menu this Thanksgiving
Nov 20, 2017Jennifer Grullon
If one of America’s founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin, had his way in the late 1700s, the turkey would have been the US national bird instead of the bald eagle — a majestic but imposing raptor...
... Alternative therapies called best long-term hope for blackhead disease in turkeys
Sep 08, 2017Jennifer Grullon
Alternative treatments may be the only long-term hope for managing blackhead in turkeys, said Robert Beckstead, PhD, turkey health specialist, North Carolina State University.
... E. coli vaccine reduced colibacillosis lesions and mortality in turkeys
Feb 07, 2017Jennifer Grullon
A modified-live Escherichia coli vaccine for turkeys was demonstrated to be safe and effectively reduced the incidence of lesions and mortality due to colibacillosis, according to recent studies.
... Bone characteristics and femoral strength in commercial tom turkeys
Oct 13, 2014Jennifer Grullon
Reducing the energy and protein levels in the diet of male turkeys to 60 per cent of NRC recommendations improved both the strength and quality of the leg bones in a Michigan State University...
