05/05/2006 10:24AM
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Flu season - December to March - is months away, yet bird flu is in the news. While the interest might seem unseasonable, predictions of a possible flu epidemic are reason for concern. Separating fact from fiction isn´t always easy. KansasStateUniversity poultry specialist Scott Beyer
05/05/2006 10:20AM
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Scientists worldwide are studying a new and still emerging avian - or bird - flu. To date, news reports number into the hundreds of thousands, but speculation about the new flu and when, where and whom it may strike is simply that - speculation. An upcoming, made-for-television movie
03/21/2006 12:59PM
Broiler Meat
Despite AI, positive outlook for broilers
Since the November 2005 forecast, avian influenza (AI) has reached well beyond Asia and Russia into Western Europe and Africa, including an outbreak on a commercial turkey operation in France. Despite numerous AI outbreaks, production, consumption