According to the USDA, a bacteria called campylobacter is highly prevalent in commercial poultry and can have significant effects on air quality. The water quality can also be affected, as all of the ...

Commercial chicken farmers literally bet the farm, spending millions of dollars on land and enormous chicken houses to raise birds they never own — putting their livelihoods in the hands of a single ...

Researchers find less Salmonella on backyard poultry farms. But concerns remain about the prevalance of multidrug-resistant bacteria on both large and small farms. In a comparison of differently sized ...

Poultry farming is generally profitable despite the high cost of inputs and volatile market. Commercial chicken farming requires a high level of expertise, understanding and commitment to be ...