New tech to help stop the spread of bird flu
From Notre Dame Stories by Notre Dame Stories
November 5, 2025 · 15 min
About this episode
Researchers at Notre Dame are developing technology to help farmers detect bird flu early, ensuring the health of poultry and food systems.
On a family farm in Ohio, more than a million hens produce eggs that fill grocery shelves across the Midwest. Behind the scenes, farmers like Jordan and Thomas Hertzfeld are working tirelessly to keep their flocks healthy and thriving. Now, researchers at Notre Dame are helping them do just that—developing an “electronic nose” that can detect disease before it spreads, turning science into a lifeline for farms, food systems, and families. --- Show links: Episode Page (https://go.nd.edu/04040c) Fighting for faster virus detection (https://fightingfor.nd.edu/stories/fighting-for-faster-virus-detection/) Listen and subscribe (https://go.nd.edu/nd-stories-podcast) --- Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:19 A brief history of the Hertzfeld Family Farm 02:02 How bird flu affects poultry farms 02:56 Biosecurity measures used to reduce the risk of avian flu outbreak 03:42 Why early detection of bird flu is so important 04:44 A new device from Notre Dame researchers can sniff out bird flu 05:55 How new technology helps farmers detect bird flu 07:37 How farms test for bird flu 08:57 The future of disease detection 11:24 Leveraging technology to solve big, meaningful problems 12:16 Potential…
Topics covered
- bird flu
- poultry farming
- disease detection
- agriculture technology
- biosecurity
Keywords
- bird flu
- electronic nose
- disease detection
- Hertzfeld Family Farm
- biosecurity measures
- agriculture
- technology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Notre Dame
Places: Ohio, Midwest
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