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Avian influenza and Arkansas poultry

University of Arkansas offers poultry disease and biosecurity trainings amid ongoing H5N1 concerns. Read More

Researchers with the Texas A&M Department of Poultry Science collect samples from the bottoms of shoes covered in plastic bags during research evaluating disinfectant effectiveness under real-world poultry farm conditions. (LindseyWythe/Texas A&M AgriLife)
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New research offers practical biosecurity tools to limit poultry disease spread

Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.
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USDA: Poultry production expectations raised for 2027



Got chickens? Take the HPJ Poultry Poll

READY FOR PICK-UP — Orders of day-old Hy-Line Brown chickens await pick-up by extension county agents to be distributed to more than 1,900 youth in Arkansas and Oklahoma to raise for poultry contests during fair season. (UADA photo.)

Arkansas Poultry Chain distributes nearly 33,000 chicks to youth in Arkansas, Oklahoma

  • By Rebekah Hall │ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Many fresh eggs at the market. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #295334887 - Andrea Izzotti)

What can replace eggs in the kitchen?

Chickens (Photo: USDA-ARS photo by Stephen Ausmus)

Mealworms could help prevent the spread of HPAI

Free-range happy chickens and roosters (Photo: Adobe Stock │ 355458909 - Sonja Birkelbach)

Avian flu detected in Iowa backyard flock

Breaking down the breed: Barred Rock 

CHICGRASP — The autonomous robotic arm was programmed with imitation learning, trained by a human, to move a chicken carcass onto a shackle conveyor for further processing while adjusting to challenges. (UADA photo)

Poultry processing robotics advances with ChicGrasp

  • By John Lovett │ University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Yellow chicks in a basket. (Adobe Stock │ #348909774 - chayakorn)

Nebraska Extension to host “Chick Care Basics” webinar