Birds are feathery comedians who have their own modus operandi. Having a pet bird is an enthralling and cumbersome experience, as our feathered friends can sometimes be a nuisance.
U.S. poultry producers should ramp up testing and monitoring of turkeys for bird flu before they are slaughtered to ensure the virus stays out of the food supply, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
Pet owners must pay for most of these steps ... sick animals from entering the food supply. When chickens or turkeys catch bird flu, they typically get very ill quickly and affected farms are ...
The changes come after a pet food company, Northwest Naturals, last month recalled cat food made with turkey because it tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu. The Oregon ...
The move also prompted the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to step up oversight of turkey slaughter, after a bird flu strain detected in raw pet food and an infected cat was ...