# Avian influenza outbreak highlights need for better approaches for managing biosecurity - CSU News

> A Charles Sturt University expert says the growth of free-range egg production in Australia raises avian influenza risk. She calls for shared biosecurity responsibility across the industry after the Victorian outbreak.

- Date: 2020-08-06 · published 2020-08-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51496-avian-influenza-outbreak-highlights-need-for-better-approaches-for-managing
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

This is an expert commentary on biosecurity practice without new supply data. It has no direct price implication for feed buyers.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-01-23 | [Bettering biosecurity: Lessons from avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16122-bettering-biosecurity-lessons-from-avian-influenza.md) | +4.4% | +14.7% |
| HOGS | 2020-09-30 | [Avian influenza: EU on alert for new outbreaks \| EFSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51012-avian-influenza-eu-on-alert-for-new-outbreaks-efsa.md) | +3.3% | -3.2% |
| HOGS | 2018-12-19 | [Outbreak of Avian Influenza Confirmed in Northwestern Bulgaria - News - BULGARIAN NEWS AGENCY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61452-outbreak-of-avian-influenza-confirmed-in-northwestern-bulgaria-news-bulgarian.md) | -2.7% | +1.1% |
| HOGS | 2016-12-20 | [Avian influenza: biosecurity measures key to protecting poultry farms \| EFSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73354-avian-influenza-biosecurity-measures-key-to-protecting-poultry-farms-efsa.md) | -0.8% | +4.6% |
| HOGS | 2026-01-28 | [Following the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) and African swine fever (ASF) in Je.. - MK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15938-following-the-outbreak-of-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-ai-and-african.md) | +0.1% | +5.6% |
| SBM | 2024-01-23 | [Bettering biosecurity: Lessons from avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16122-bettering-biosecurity-lessons-from-avian-influenza.md) | -0.4% | -3.4% |
| SBM | 2022-11-03 | [U.S. Approaches Record Number of Avian Influenza Outbreaks in Wild Birds and Poultry \| Bird Flu \| CDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16231-u-s-approaches-record-number-of-avian-influenza-outbreaks-in-wild-birds-and.md) | -1.9% | -1.9% |
| SBM | 2020-09-30 | [Avian influenza: EU on alert for new outbreaks \| EFSA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51012-avian-influenza-eu-on-alert-for-new-outbreaks-efsa.md) | +8.2% | +17.3% |

## Sources

- news.csu.edu.au: https://news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/avian-influenza-outbreak-highlights-need-for-better-approaches-for-managing-biosecurity

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