Germany Culls 55,000 Poultry as Bird Flu Found On Farms
Thomson Reuters | Wednesday December 28, 2016
The culling of about 55,000 turkeys, chickens and ducks is underway after bird flu of the highly contagious H5N8 strain was found on farms in a major poultry production region in the north German state of Lower Saxony, authorities said on Tuesday.
16,000 Turkeys Killed in Germany to Stop the Spread of Bird Flu
Associated Press | Friday November 25, 2016
Authorities in northern Germany have killed 16,000 turkeys and ordered 92,000 chickens slaughtered after detecting an outbreak of bird flu.
Devastating Bird Flu Strain Found In Alaskan Wild Duck: USDA
World News | Reuters | Saturday August 27, 2016
The type of avian flu that led to the deaths of about 50 million US chickens and turkeys last year has been found in the country for the first time in 14 months, the US Department of Agriculture said today.
US On High Alert For Bird Flu After Indiana Poultry Outbreak
World News | Reuters | Friday January 29, 2016
In the two weeks since bird flu reappeared in Indiana, US veterinarians have swabbed the mouths of chickens and turkeys across the country, racing to uncover any more infections and contain the virus before it causes mass death and damage like last year.
A Turkey, or the Japanese Prime Minister? Chinese Smirk as Obama Pardons Abe
Offbeat | Simon Denyer, The Washington Post | Friday November 27, 2015
When President Obama pardoned two turkeys named "Honest" and "Abe" this Thanksgiving, most Americans understood the reference to Abraham Lincoln.
How Turkeys Got From Mayan Temples to your Thanksgiving Dinner Table
Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post | Wednesday July 12, 2017
Here's the story of how turkeys got to where they are now.
At This Holiday Feast, Turkeys Make an Entrance, Not an Entree
Offbeat | The Washington Post, Susan Svrluga | Monday November 9, 2015
"Our goal is to encourage people to recognize we can celebrate a holiday without having a dead body in the middle of the table," said Gene Baur, the president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, which does advocacy work and shelters farm animals.
The Best Christmas Turkeys in Britain
Interview by Dale Berning Sawa, guardian.co.uk | Monday December 8, 2014
Tom Copas' Berkshire turkeys are so free-range he uses dogs to herd them. Now his flock are famed as the finest birds in the UK.My family has been farming in Cookham, Berkshire, for 120 years. We started off keeping cattle outside the pub, and slowly...
US President Barack Obama Defends Legal Authority To Pardon Turkeys
World News | Associated Press | Thursday November 27, 2014
The Presidential turkey pardon is a quirky annual tradition at Thanksgiving, the holiday when American families gather for turkey feasts.
Turkeys May Help Develop Life-Saving Antibiotic
PTI | Wednesday November 26, 2014
Scientists have discovered that the biological machinery needed to produce a potentially life-saving antibiotic is found in turkeys. Researchers from Brigham Young University found that the antibiotic to target staph infections and strep throat can come...
Obama pardons turkeys as part of annual rite
Associated Press | Thursday November 28, 2013
President Barack Obama spared two turkeys from the oven Wednesday, fulfilling the annual tradition of a presidential pardon for a couple of lucky birds ahead of the American harvest holiday of Thanksgiving Day. Obama pardoned Popcorn, who shared...
Melissa Clark, The New York Times | Thursday November 28, 2013
For all the elaborate attention we lavish on Thanksgiving turkeys year after year, the truth is: more work doesn't necessarily yield better birds.I've roasted a flock of turkeys in my time. Six of them already this year. I have brined them, marinated...
Tipsy turkeys: Birds fed beer for flavor, size
Associated Press | Friday November 8, 2013
You've probably heard of beer-battered fish and beer-can chicken. But how about beer-fed turkey?Joe Morette of Henniker, N.H., is raising about 50 Thanksgiving turkeys this year. He's been feeding his birds beer since 1993, when a turkey knocked over...
Why Barack Obama thinks 'life is all about second chances'
World News | Associated Press | Thursday November 22, 2012
Two turkeys pardoned by President Barack Obama in an annual Thanksgiving rite on Wednesday, saying he wanted to offer the birds a second chance.
Barack Obama to pardon Thanksgiving turkey
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 21, 2012
President Barack Obama was poised on Wednesday to "pardon" two turkeys ahead of the annual Thanksgiving holiday during which Americans will consume millions of their feathery compatriots.
Germany Culls 55,000 Poultry as Bird Flu Found On Farms
Thomson Reuters | Wednesday December 28, 2016
The culling of about 55,000 turkeys, chickens and ducks is underway after bird flu of the highly contagious H5N8 strain was found on farms in a major poultry production region in the north German state of Lower Saxony, authorities said on Tuesday.
16,000 Turkeys Killed in Germany to Stop the Spread of Bird Flu
Associated Press | Friday November 25, 2016
Authorities in northern Germany have killed 16,000 turkeys and ordered 92,000 chickens slaughtered after detecting an outbreak of bird flu.
Devastating Bird Flu Strain Found In Alaskan Wild Duck: USDA
World News | Reuters | Saturday August 27, 2016
The type of avian flu that led to the deaths of about 50 million US chickens and turkeys last year has been found in the country for the first time in 14 months, the US Department of Agriculture said today.
US On High Alert For Bird Flu After Indiana Poultry Outbreak
World News | Reuters | Friday January 29, 2016
In the two weeks since bird flu reappeared in Indiana, US veterinarians have swabbed the mouths of chickens and turkeys across the country, racing to uncover any more infections and contain the virus before it causes mass death and damage like last year.
A Turkey, or the Japanese Prime Minister? Chinese Smirk as Obama Pardons Abe
Offbeat | Simon Denyer, The Washington Post | Friday November 27, 2015
When President Obama pardoned two turkeys named "Honest" and "Abe" this Thanksgiving, most Americans understood the reference to Abraham Lincoln.
How Turkeys Got From Mayan Temples to your Thanksgiving Dinner Table
Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post | Wednesday July 12, 2017
Here's the story of how turkeys got to where they are now.
At This Holiday Feast, Turkeys Make an Entrance, Not an Entree
Offbeat | The Washington Post, Susan Svrluga | Monday November 9, 2015
"Our goal is to encourage people to recognize we can celebrate a holiday without having a dead body in the middle of the table," said Gene Baur, the president and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary, which does advocacy work and shelters farm animals.
The Best Christmas Turkeys in Britain
Interview by Dale Berning Sawa, guardian.co.uk | Monday December 8, 2014
Tom Copas' Berkshire turkeys are so free-range he uses dogs to herd them. Now his flock are famed as the finest birds in the UK.My family has been farming in Cookham, Berkshire, for 120 years. We started off keeping cattle outside the pub, and slowly...
US President Barack Obama Defends Legal Authority To Pardon Turkeys
World News | Associated Press | Thursday November 27, 2014
The Presidential turkey pardon is a quirky annual tradition at Thanksgiving, the holiday when American families gather for turkey feasts.
Turkeys May Help Develop Life-Saving Antibiotic
PTI | Wednesday November 26, 2014
Scientists have discovered that the biological machinery needed to produce a potentially life-saving antibiotic is found in turkeys. Researchers from Brigham Young University found that the antibiotic to target staph infections and strep throat can come...
Obama pardons turkeys as part of annual rite
Associated Press | Thursday November 28, 2013
President Barack Obama spared two turkeys from the oven Wednesday, fulfilling the annual tradition of a presidential pardon for a couple of lucky birds ahead of the American harvest holiday of Thanksgiving Day. Obama pardoned Popcorn, who shared...
Melissa Clark, The New York Times | Thursday November 28, 2013
For all the elaborate attention we lavish on Thanksgiving turkeys year after year, the truth is: more work doesn't necessarily yield better birds.I've roasted a flock of turkeys in my time. Six of them already this year. I have brined them, marinated...
Tipsy turkeys: Birds fed beer for flavor, size
Associated Press | Friday November 8, 2013
You've probably heard of beer-battered fish and beer-can chicken. But how about beer-fed turkey?Joe Morette of Henniker, N.H., is raising about 50 Thanksgiving turkeys this year. He's been feeding his birds beer since 1993, when a turkey knocked over...
Why Barack Obama thinks 'life is all about second chances'
World News | Associated Press | Thursday November 22, 2012
Two turkeys pardoned by President Barack Obama in an annual Thanksgiving rite on Wednesday, saying he wanted to offer the birds a second chance.
Barack Obama to pardon Thanksgiving turkey
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 21, 2012
President Barack Obama was poised on Wednesday to "pardon" two turkeys ahead of the annual Thanksgiving holiday during which Americans will consume millions of their feathery compatriots.
Obama spares turkeys 'shellacking' he got at polls
World News | Associated Press | Thursday November 25, 2010
Barack Obama performed an annual rite of Presidents on Wednesday, pardoning a pair of turkeys on Thanksgiving Eve and cracking jokes about the competition that brought them to his famous doorstep."For the record, let me say that it feels pretty good to stop at least one shellacking this November," Obama said in the White House Rose Garden, where he...
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