HPAI

Statement: The Government of Canada provides an update on the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

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Saturday, May 4, 2024
CFIA, Sale, Food safety, Pasteurization, Poultry, News, Safety, Risk, Cattle, Milk, Food, Policy, Health, Animal, Public Health Agency, Health Canada, Plant, Disease, Human, Science, HPAI, PHAC, Livestock, Breeding, Pithing, Virus, Influenza B virus, Risk assessment, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Dairy

This process kills harmful bacteria and viruses, ensuring milk and milk products are safe to drink and eat.

Key Points: 
  • This process kills harmful bacteria and viruses, ensuring milk and milk products are safe to drink and eat.
  • This means any person suspecting a case of HPAI in an animal, whether in poultry or livestock, must report it to the CFIA.
  • Canada has been managing the outbreak of avian influenza since its first detection in poultry here in December 2021.
  • Import conditions for cattle can be found in the policy Requirements for Breeding Cattle Imported from the United States to Canada .

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Reports Positive Test Result for Avian Influenza at Texas Facility

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Infectious Diseases, Supermarket, Restaurant, Bar, Food, Beverage, Health, Retail, Agriculture, Supply Chain Management, Natural Resources, USDA, Season, APHIS, Risk, Virus, Security (finance), HPAI, CALM

Production at the facility has temporarily ceased as the Company follows the protocols prescribed by the USDA.

Key Points: 
  • Production at the facility has temporarily ceased as the Company follows the protocols prescribed by the USDA.
  • Cal-Maine Foods is working to secure production from other facilities to minimize disruption to its customers.
  • The Company remains dedicated to robust biosecurity programs across its locations; however, no farm is immune from HPAI.
  • The APHIS division of the USDA and individual states track and publicly report individual incidents of HPAI by location.

Cal-Maine Foods Reports Results for Third Quarter Fiscal 2024

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Retail, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Food, Beverage, TSN, Environment, Tyson Foods, Policy, Acquisition, HPAI, Weather, CALM, Video game

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM) (“Cal-Maine Foods” or the “Company”), the largest producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs in the United States, today reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 (thirteen weeks) ended March 2, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM) (“Cal-Maine Foods” or the “Company”), the largest producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs in the United States, today reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 (thirteen weeks) ended March 2, 2024.
  • “The net average selling price per dozen was $2.152 for conventional eggs in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, down 41.5% compared with $3.678 for the prior-year quarter.
  • For the third quarter of fiscal 2024, feed costs per dozen were down 19.9% compared with the third quarter of fiscal 2023.
  • Soybean meal supply has remained tight relative to demand in the third quarter of fiscal 2024.”

Avangrid Foundation Awards $140,000 to Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers

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Friday, February 23, 2024
Environment, Climate Change, Utilities, Oil, Gas, Alternative Energy, Sustainability, Philanthropy, Energy, Foundation, AGR, Bird, Multimedia, Triage, Investment, SOAR, Reptile, Animal, Chimney swift, National Marine Life Center, Mammal, HPAI, Knowledge, Rehabilitation, Hawk, Hunting

The Avangrid Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of leading sustainable energy company Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), today announced a record total of $140,000 in grants to 15 wildlife rehabilitation centers as part of its Wildlife Rehabilitation Program.

Key Points: 
  • The Avangrid Foundation, the primary philanthropic arm of leading sustainable energy company Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), today announced a record total of $140,000 in grants to 15 wildlife rehabilitation centers as part of its Wildlife Rehabilitation Program.
  • Now in its eighth year, Avangrid Foundation’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Program has given a total of more than $650,000 in grants to centers nationwide.
  • “We are very proud to help combat these risks through the Avangrid Foundation’s Wildlife Rehabilitation Program.
  • A big thank you to everyone at Avangrid and the Avangrid Foundation.”
    For more information on the Avangrid Foundation, click here .

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Reports Positive Test Result for Avian Influenza at Kansas Facility

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
FDA, Food, Beverage, Health, Retail, Supermarket, Sale, Egg as food, HPAI, Acquisition, Security (finance), USDA, CALM, Risk, Disease, Weather, Marketing, APHIS, COVID-19, Poultry, Poultry farming

Production at the facility has temporarily ceased as the Company follows the protocols prescribed by the USDA.

Key Points: 
  • Production at the facility has temporarily ceased as the Company follows the protocols prescribed by the USDA.
  • According to the USDA, these detections do not present an immediate public health concern and are not a threat to the food supply.
  • Also, according to the USDA, HPAI cannot be transmitted through safely handled and properly cooked eggs or poultry.
  • There have been no positive tests for HPAI at any other Cal-Maine Foods locations to date.

Longhorn Vaccines and Diagnostics Announces Data Showing PrimeStore® Molecular Transport Medium Inactivates High Consequence Animal Viruses

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Thursday, October 12, 2023
Veterinary, Health, Food, Vaccine, Pithing, BioRxiv, Doctor of Philosophy, Livestock, Public, Accuracy and precision, Animal, ASF, Safety, Collection, Virus, African swine fever virus, Influenza B virus, Poultry, SARS-CoV-2, Virulent Newcastle disease, Molecular diagnostics, Human, HPAI, Zoonosis, Dicarboxylic acid, Animal husbandry, Longhorn, DVM

Zoonotic diseases are a significant threat to human and animal populations and global food production.

Key Points: 
  • Zoonotic diseases are a significant threat to human and animal populations and global food production.
  • This includes the SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic that has dramatically affected humans and domestic and wild animal species.
  • The study, titled “Inactivation of Highly Transmissible Livestock and Avian Viruses Including Influenza A and Newcastle Disease Virus for Molecular Diagnostics,” found:
    PS-MTM completely inactivates viruses representing highly contagious animal diseases in the presence of species-relevant sample matrices.
  • Add to that the biosafety and biosecurity risks of transporting high consequence disease samples and the typical need to keep samples cold.

California Condor Recovery Program Implements Vaccines in Pre-Release Condors Based on Early Trial Results

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Monday, October 16, 2023
Partnership, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Hope, Bird, Vaccine, Eye, Organization, Oregon Zoo, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Mortality, Genetics, LOS, USDA, United States Department of Agriculture, Disease, Gymnogyps, California condor, Vaccination, Central Geological Service, Animal Health, SAN, Zoo, National Wildlife Health Center, United States Navy systems commands, Nature, HPAI, Veterinary medicine, Hunting, Service

LOS ANGELES and SAN DIEGO, and PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Service) is sharing early results from the historic vaccine trial for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in California condors (Gymnogyps californianus). As reported by the Service's Incident Command leading the effort, results from the first test group showed that 60% of the condors produced measurable antibodies that are expected to provide partial protection against mortality from HPAI if the birds are exposed.

Key Points: 
  • Fish & Wildlife Service (Service) is sharing early results from the historic vaccine trial for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in California condors (Gymnogyps californianus).
  • Zoo), San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA), and the Oregon Zoo as longtime California Condor Recovery Program partners, and with a new recovery partner, the Carolina Raptor Center.
  • None of this important work would be possible without the collaboration from all our partners," said Ashleigh Blackford, California Condor Recovery Program Coordinator for the Service.
  • The California Condor Recovery Program has long been an example of how partnerships can help promote recovery of endangered species.

Cal-Maine Foods Reports Results for First Quarter Fiscal 2024

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Food, Beverage, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Retail, Supermarket, CALM, Compost, Weather, HPAI, Cal-Maine, Risk, Egg, Poultry farming, Video game

Sherman Miller, president and chief executive officer of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., stated, “Our results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 reflect the current dynamic market conditions.

Key Points: 
  • Sherman Miller, president and chief executive officer of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., stated, “Our results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 reflect the current dynamic market conditions.
  • Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was $926,000, or $0.02 per diluted share, compared with $125.3 million, or $2.57 per diluted share, for the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
  • “Conventional egg net average selling price per dozen was $1.241 for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 compared with $2.368 for the prior-year quarter.
  • For the first quarter of fiscal 2024, feed costs per dozen were $0.597, a 10.5% decrease compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2023.

CSL Seqirus Announces Third U.S. Government Award in Relation to Influenza A(H5N8) Candidate Vaccine

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Monday, August 28, 2023
Astrakhan Declaration, United States Department of Health and Human Services, ASPR, Influenza, Partnership, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, HPAI, H5N8, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, Poultry, Human services, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, H5N1, ASX, CSL, Government, CDC, Administration, Development, Acquisition, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, Vaccine, WHO, FDA, Bird, BARDA, Virus, World Health Organization

This acquisition of a bulk lot will increase BARDA's stockpile of vaccine to support rapid response in an associated influenza pandemic.

Key Points: 
  • This acquisition of a bulk lot will increase BARDA's stockpile of vaccine to support rapid response in an associated influenza pandemic.
  • Under the terms of the agreement, CSL Seqirus will deliver one bulk lot of H5N8 A/Astrakhan antigen to support the U.S. government's pandemic response readiness.
  • CSL Seqirus used its cell-based influenza vaccine technology, as utilized for FDA-approved AUDENZ™ (Influenza A(H5N1) Monovalent Vaccine, Adjuvanted), to manufacture the H5N8 A/Astrakhan bulk vaccine at the company's Holly Springs, North Carolina, facility, which was built in partnership with BARDA.
  • CSL Seqirus established and will maintain the required pandemic readiness to deliver 150 million doses of cell-based pandemic influenza vaccine within six months of an influenza pandemic declaration in the U.S.

Cal-Maine Foods Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2023

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Food, Beverage, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Retail, Supermarket, CALM, Disease, HPAI, Policy, Grain, Cal-Maine, Risk, Growth, Environment, Egg, Video game

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM) (“Cal-Maine Foods” or the “Company”), the largest producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs in the United States, today reported results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 (fourteen weeks) and fiscal year 2023 (fifty-three weeks) ended June 3, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM) (“Cal-Maine Foods” or the “Company”), the largest producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs in the United States, today reported results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 (fourteen weeks) and fiscal year 2023 (fifty-three weeks) ended June 3, 2023.
  • “Conventional egg net average selling price per dozen was $2.038 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 compared with $2.108 the prior-year quarter and $2.739 for fiscal 2023.
  • “We reported operating income of $136.2 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, compared with $145.7 million for the prior year quarter, and operating income of $967.7 million for fiscal 2023 compared with $143.5 million for fiscal 2022.
  • For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, feed costs per dozen were $0.671, a 4.7% increase compared with the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022.