CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, S.C. — Every spring and fall, waterfowl and other wild birds migrate along the Atlantic Flyway -- from Canada through South Carolina and other warmer points south. With the ...

Many first-time chicken keepers don’t understand just how dangerous it can be inside a coop. Backyard flocks are vulnerable to wild predators, neighborhood pets, extreme weather, and infectious ...

Backyard chickens have shifted from novelty to normal, but the disease pressure around them has shifted too. With highly pathogenic avian influenza circulating in wild birds and other livestock, the ...

Recently published research shows that Salmonella caused the highest number of multi-state intestinal disease outbreaks in 2023. The report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found ...

A backyard flock of birds in metro Atlanta has tested positive for a highly contagious strain of bird flu, Georgia agriculture officials announced Friday. The culprit is the H5N1 strain of Highly ...

A small backyard flock of chickens in Yakima County has tested positive for bird flu, according to the Yakima Health District. Avian influenza, or bird flu, is caused by Type A influenza viruses found ...

Another confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been detected in a backyard flock from Ottawa County. It’s the fourth case detected in poultry from the county this year, and the ...