Avian flu was first reported in Tennessee last week.

The new case was found in a flock less than 2 miles from a previous finding.

The company has proposed sites in Smith and Wood counties in Texas as tentative locations.

Mike Welch will retire after more than five decades in the poultry industry.

The company has developed chicken strips and duck meat from cells grown in a bioreactor.

The virus is likely low-pathogenic, officials said.

Poultry processor teams with ProcessMAP Corp. to further protect workforce.

Standards for flock health, housing and euthanasia among upgrades to supplier requirements.

The low-pathogenic strain was discovered at a chicken breeding facility in Giles County and is thought to be unrelated to the first outbreak.