Poultry News

• Store offers free pizzas to immigrants, refugees after ICE raids
  
  A north Mississippi pizza shop is offering free pies for immigrants and refugees in response to immigration raids at seven poultry plants in the central part of the state.
  ABC News.  Sunday, 11 Aug 2019.
• Store offers free pizzas to people from abroad after raids
  
  OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A north Mississippi pizza shop is offering free pies for immigrants and refugees in response to immigration raids at seven poultry plants in the central part of the state. ...
  Washington Times.  Saturday, 10 Aug 2019.
• US Immigration Raids to Have Long-Term Effects on Poultry Towns
  
  Effects of the largest immigration raid in at least a decade are likely to ripple for years through six Mississippi small towns that host poultry plants.
  Voice of America.  Friday, 9 Aug 2019.
• Substituting poultry for red meat may reduce breast cancer risk
  
  Results from a new study suggest that red meat consumption may increase the risk of breast cancer, whereas poultry consumption may be protective against breast cancer risk.
  Science Daily.  Wednesday, 7 Aug 2019.
• Chicken's a winner as diners turn to other meat amid swine fever in China
  
  Poultry producers are cashing in as China's swine fever crisis shows no sign of abating, sending prices of chicken soaring. Shares of breeders, meanwhile, have skyrocketed.
  CNBC.  Thursday, 1 Aug 2019.
• Boris Johnson gets to grips with poultry on visit to Welsh farm
  
  As fears rise about No Deal, Boris Johnson inspected the poultry at a farm near Newport hours after it was revealed his comms chief Lee Cain dressed up as a chicken while a Mirror reporter.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 30 Jul 2019.
• Biggest source of salmonella outbreaks? It's clucking in U.S. backyards
  
  Raising poultry at home is the leading cause of sickness from salmonella, far exceeding infections from pre-cut melons
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 30 Jul 2019.
• Hundreds sickened by pet chickens and ducks
  
  45 states have reported outbreaks of salmonella linked to pet poultry; dozens of people hospitalized
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 30 Jul 2019.
• Thousands of chickens bake to death inside poultry farm that supplies Tesco and Sainsbury's
  
  Thousands of chickens are said to have died on Moy Park farm in Newton on Trent, Lincolnshire on Thursday after the highest temperatures ever were recorded with 38.7C (101F) in Cambridge.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 30 Jul 2019.
• Chemical fire empties Virginia plant, causes shelter warning
  
  ACCOMAC, Va. (AP) - A chemical fire at a poultry plant in Virginia led the plant to be evacuated and locals warned to stay indoors. ...
  Washington Times.  Friday, 19 Jul 2019.
• Researchers find genes that could help create more resilient chickens
  
  Scientists have identified genes that may help farmers, especially ones in low- and middle-income countries, breed chickens that can resist one of the biggest disease threats facing poultry today.
  Science Daily.  Friday, 14 Jun 2019.
• German court rules mass-killing of male chicks legal
  
  Billions of male chicks are killed every year because they are of no use to the poultry and egg trade.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 13 Jun 2019.
• Choose Chicken Over Beef to Dramatically Cut Carbon Footprint, Study Shows
  
  By swapping beef for a poultry-based product just once a day, an individual can reduce their dietary carbon footprint by around 48 percent
  Smithsonian.  Tuesday, 11 Jun 2019.
• Latest Salmonella Outbreak: Do You Have Chickens In The Backyard?
  
  Got chickens or other poultry in the backyard? Pay attention to this CDC warning.
  Forbes.  Sunday, 19 May 2019.
• With a wing and a drumstick, Democrat uses poultry props to chide Barr
  
  When Attorney General William Barr refused to appear at a hearing in the U.S. Congress on Thursday, one Democrat decided it was thigh time to act against what he saw as fowl behavior.
  Reuters.  Thursday, 2 May 2019.

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