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WeCAHN Poultry Network Producer Summary Q2 2026

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Disease trends from Q2 2025 to Q2 2026:

- Bacterial infections and lameness remained concerns. Early infections, lameness, and processing losses in broilers, and antibiotic-resistant in breeders.

- Inclusion body hepatitis continued to affect broilers.

- Reproductive infections persisted. Bloodstream and abdominal infections in breeders, and abdominal and oviduct infections alongside unexplained egg production loses in layers.

- Avian influenza remained a key risk.