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India’s Bird Flu Crisis Deepens: 14 Outbreaks and Rising

India’s Bird Flu Crisis Deepens: 14 Outbreaks and Rising

Published 9 months ago in News

Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing

India is facing a rapidly expanding H5N1 bird flu crisis, with 14 confirmed outbreaks across multiple states as of April 1, 2025, prompting urgent containment efforts and raising significant concerns for poultry trade, biosecurity, and zoonotic risk.

What is Bluetongue?

What is Bluetongue?

Published 9 months ago in News

Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing

What do you need to know about the disease entering European countries?

Understanding Anthrax: What You Need to Know

Understanding Anthrax: What You Need to Know

Published 9 months ago in News

Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing

Anthrax might sound like something from a science fiction movie, but it's a real disease that still affects animals — and sometimes people — around the world.

Millennials Drive a Meat Boom

Millennials Drive a Meat Boom

Published 9 months ago in News

Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing

Despite rising costs, U.S. millennials—responsible for 62% of the 500 million-package increase in meat sales in 2024—are fueling a major protein boom through home cooking, convenience, and a growing demand for transparency in food sourcing.

Equine Infectious Anemia: What is it?

Equine Infectious Anemia: What is it?

Published 9 months ago in News

Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing

A lifelong, blood-borne viral disease of equids with no vaccine or cure, requiring strict surveillance, biosecurity, and vector control to prevent transmission and protect equine populations.

UK Lifts Ban on German Meat and Dairy Imports

UK Lifts Ban on German Meat and Dairy Imports

Published 9 months ago in News

Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing

The UK now allows meat and dairy imports from most of Germany after international authorities confirmed the country has contained its foot-and-mouth outbreak to a limited area.

Slovakia Faces First Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak in 50 Years

Slovakia Faces First Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak in 50 Years

Published 9 months ago in News

Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing

Slovakia has launched urgent containment efforts, including mass culling and vaccination, after confirming its first cases of foot-and-mouth disease in over 50 years.

USDA Pushes to Increase Meat Processing Line Speeds

USDA Pushes to Increase Meat Processing Line Speeds

Published 9 months ago in News

Martina Osmak, Director of Marketing

The USDA’s decision to allow faster meat processing line speeds is drawing criticism from labor and food safety advocates who warn it could increase worker injuries and weaken safety monitoring by ending certain data reporting requirements.