Mississippi Board of Animal Health announced that highly pathogenic bird flu has been found in a Mississippi poultry flock. Is a new pandemic on the horizon? According to a news release from MBAH, the ...

A team led by UC Davis poultry scientist Huaijun Zhou has created the first comprehensive map of gene regulation in breeds of chickens. The map could be a resource for finding resistance to H5N1 ...

“We are now living with a foreign animal disease that is endemic in North American wildlife,” he said. “It’s a foreign animal disease but it’s circulating in North America’s wildlife. That means as an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bird flu has spread widely in poultry, causing egg shortages. Virus spillover has occurred in various mammal species, including ...

A swarm of kids peered into the pen of a huge sow nursing a row of piglets. They watched a teenager milk her goat, then petted a sheep named Taylor Swift. The usual refrain of oinks and bleats tumbled ...

In California, the state veterinarian banned chicken shows to limit the spread of bird flu. That left county fairs across the state devoid of chickens — and their 7-year-old 4H caretakers despondent.

Editor’s Note (7/15/25): This story was updated after posting to remove outdated references. Bird flu briefly blew up egg prices and has killed millions of chickens around the country. Most of these ...

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium will move some of its birds indoors and pause feeding raw poultry to any of its animals as a precaution amid rising bird flu numbers in Ohio. Ohio is the currently one of ...