The award is presented to a public servant of an agency or of an organization for outstanding achievement and service on behalf of the poultry industry. Recipients are honored for their contributions of time and services to the poultry industry and for participation in civic work and other community activities. He has also been active in examinations of commercial chickens, writing more than 600 pathology reports on broiler cases in 2005, of which 473 were from Delmarva poultry companies....

An earlier cousin of today's bird flu strains killed perhaps 40 million people around the world during the 1918-1919 pandemic of Spanish flu. Three commercial plants keep busy plucking, skinning, and carving chicken in Fredericksburg, a simple brick village lined with banners displaying its unofficial logo, a chicken. Farmers Pride, the largest local company, promotes "humane" treatment of its Bell & Evans brand chickens, but owner Scott Sechler once had to gas more than 100,000 to stop...

Yet even as the industry celebrates the ruling, lobbyists say it shows that humane officers by themselves are not equipped to evaluate farming operations when they investigate allegations of animal abuse or neglect. State law requires humane officers private enforcers who are affiliated with the Humane Society or other animal-welfare groups to receive training in animal husbandry and other topics during the application process and every other year once they are appointed to the job. State...

Bird flu did extensive damage to the country's poultry industry and the economy as a whole after its arrival in Egypt, which has more confirmed human bird flu cases than any other country outside of Asia. Her case followed a nearly two-month warm weather lull in human bird flu cases in Egypt, where 35 people are known to have contracted the virus since it was first detected in Egyptian poultry in early 2006. The girl, identified as Mayyada Tuhami, is reported to have fallen ill on June 1...

Students were involved in all aspects of the project from everyday poultry maintenance, such as checking data on water treatments and diet, to research assistance. They also discussed the latest partnership between the university and private industry to provide a well-rounded academic and practical experience for Fresno State ag students. The partnership, intended to promote a better understanding of the poultry industry, places 12-24 qualified students in a summer intern program at Zacky...