Dec 5
For the past five years, the H7N9 strain of the bird flu has wreaked havoc on China’s poultry population. According to NPR, the world power has experienced “annual waves of H7N9 outbreaks that peak around January and February” for the last five years. One of the things that makes the H7N9 …READ MORE
Nov 7
2017 has seen its fair share of monumental issues concerning global animal agriculture. Thanks to intense scrutiny focused on international trade deals and sustainability, these issues have been at the forefront of the news throughout much of the year. There are four newsworthy events that stole the headlines this year. …READ MORE
Mar 9
On March 5, 2017, the United States Department of Agriculture reported that a lethal outbreak of avian flu had struck a poultry farm in Mississippi. The very next day that news was followed with confirmation that a poultry farm in southern Tennessee also had an infected flock with a more severe …READ MORE
