The organization is responding to the spread of African Swine Fever abroad, although the risk of introduction to the US swineherd is considered negligible.

Outbreaks also have flared in Cambodia and Vietnam as the virus continues to spread in China.

The goal is to develop a system to automatically monitor and measure the well-being of broilers throughout the supply chain.

A report from the Foreign Agricultural Service details how African Swine Fever is roiling the country’s pork industry.

The event is an opportunity to strengthen international cooperation to stop disease spread.

Animal welfare groups call for a boycott of the state.

The company is the first duck producer to be certified under the program.

The USPOULTRY program focuses on properly handling chickens before, during and after transporting them.

The annual Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare includes prominent meat and poultry processing companies.

Establishing codes of practice for farm-raised livestock and for the aquaculture industry is the goal of the program .