The Department of Agriculture (DA) introduced a feed distribution program to support duck raisers in Pampanga, considered a central hub in the country’s duck industry.  Under this initiative, ...

As spring bird migration brings thousands of birds to Washington state, it also increases the risk of avian influenza (bird ...

Thomas Vilgis, a food physicist at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany, has been in love with foie gras for a quarter century. The luxurious delicacy is a pâté or mousse made from ...

Nearly every bird tested in a large-scale survey of commonly hunted waterfowl was contaminated with harmful chemicals.

The New York Rangers trail the Montreal Canadiens by a single point for the final Wild Card position in the Eastern Conference. The regular season is reaching i ...

Researchers wondered if there was a more ethical way to enjoy foie gras, so they created a process to replicate the dish without force-feeding ducks and geese beyond their normal diets. They treated ...

Foie gras — the fattened liver of ducks or geese — is a French delicacy prized for its rich, buttery flavor. But its ...

A team of researchers has developed a groundbreaking new way to make foie gras that eliminates the need for force-feeding, ...

Foie gras production is controversial due to the serious welfare problems in causes for the birds. But now, experts have come up with a way to replicate the process without force-feeding.

When we moved to a small town several years ago, I was delighted to find that families of ducks and geese lived on the local pond and that a mom-and-pop shop across the street sold little paper bags ...

I saw hooded mergansers on Sugar Creek, which is outside of Troy. I knew before long we would be seeing many species of ducks. All waterfowl migrate. It is believed that most waterfowl return to mate ...

Safari Park, San Diego Zoo and SeaWorld have not seen any of the animals in their collections infected in the three years ...