First U.S. detection of virulent H5N9 strain, at a California duck farm, draws scrutiny as evidence of genetic reassortment ...

After a month since the US Department of Agriculture authorized the importation of a modified live avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) vaccine, the agency announced the approval of additional aMPV vaccines.

More than 145 million chickens, turkeys and other birds have been slaughtered since the current bird flu outbreak began.

"The equine community is particularly concerned about the agency’s evolving definition of soring, which seems to ...

Plant pests such as bacteria and fungi lead to significant yield losses in agriculture. In order to develop new strategies ...

USDA secures $129.2 million in emergency funds to deter fruit flies -- some of the most destructive fruit and vegetable pests ...

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will temporarily postpone its final rule to amend the Horse Protection ...

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is disappointed with the US Department of Agriculture’s announcement today that it will ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced a temporary delay of its final ...

The United States Department of Agriculture released new modifications to the Horse Protection Act that will go into effect ...

A Republican senator has introduced legislation that would ban federal mascots and department-funded coloring books. The bill, introduced by Republican Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa, seeks to eliminate ...

Outbreaks in commercial poultry have recently been reported in a tri-state area that makes up the Delmarva Peninsula, and ...