Unfortunately, avian influenza did not take a break over the holidays and there have been several new cases develop over the long holiday period in the same general area in…
Avian Influenza Continues in Tennessee
Notification and Biosecurity Recommendations Regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
December 12, 2022 TO: Tennessee Poultry Producers Raising Birds with Outside Access FROM: Dr. Samantha Beaty, State Veterinarian SUBJECT: Notification and Biosecurity Recommendations Regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Since the…
Tennessee Poultry Association Hosts Grower Educational Meeting
The Tennessee Poultry Association will host a grower meeting for commercial poultry growers, live production team members, allied industry members, university poultry students and faculty next week. The meeting will…
State Veterinarian Lifts Poultry Restrictions in Tennessee
The Tennessee State Veterinarian has lifted statewide poultry restrictions on October 5, 2022, following a confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) infected backyard flock on September 15, 2022, in Obion…
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Tennessee
A strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been found in a backyard poultry flock in western Tennessee. To protect backyard and commercial poultry flocks across the state, the…
Poultry Federation Annual Symposium for Production and Processing
The Poultry Federation is hosting its annual symposium for poultry production and processing on August 24th-25th. The symposium will be hosted in person at the Rogers Convention Center in Rogers,…
POSC Research Day – Water Conservation
The poultry science graduate association and the department of poultry science at the University of Arkansas will host their first annual POSC Research Day. The event will be both in-person…
Save the Date for USPLF 2023!
The 2nd U.S. Precision Livestock Farming Conference (USPLF 2023) is scheduled for May 21 – 24, 2023 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
UT Institute of Agriculture Researchers Awarded Grant to Study Animal Welfare Indicators in Poultry Production
A research team from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has been awarded $1 million to create and implement a computer vision system to monitor poultry production.
Welcome Tom Tabler, our new Statewide Poultry Extension/Research Specialist
Read an article welcoming our new Poultry Extension/Research Specialist
