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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Assessing Safety of Enterococcus Faecium in Animal Feed EU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has developed pioneering guidance for the safety assessment of one of the most common probiotics used in animal feed, Enterococcus faecium. The guidance provides a new methodology for distinguishing between...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Novus Committed to Local, Sustainable Solutions for Growing Protein Demand GLOBAL - The worldwide demand for protein has risen rapidly over the past decade and will only continue to grow as economies strengthen. Novus recognizes the opportunities and challenges this demand presents and is working to provide solutions that result...
Monday, May 21, 2012
Cutting Vaccinations Could Prove a Costly Mistake UK - Poultry producers that are facing expensive feed and fuel costs shouldn’t be tempted to cut corners when it comes to vaccines, according to Merial Animal Health Avian Manager, Helen Houghton.
India Says Ban on US Poultry Products Lifted in September 2011 INDIA - Reacting to the US government approaching the global trade body, WTO, against India imposing a ban on US agricultural products, including poultry meat and chicken eggs, the government clarified that it had already revoked the ban on imports from...
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Consistency is Vital for Gumboro Control UK - Stuart Bird is an egg producer at C & P Bird Brothers Ltd. in north Bedfordshire. His family have been producing eggs for a wide variety of different customers, including high-street retailers, wholesalers, caterers and butchers for more than 40...
Listening to Chickens Could Improve Poultry Production US - Chickens cannot speak but they can definitely make themselves heard. Most people who have visited a poultry farm will recall chicken vocalisation - the technical term for clucking and squawking - as a memorable part of the experience.
HK Resumes Poultry Imports from Liaoning HONG KONG - The import of poultry products, including poultry eggs and frozen poultry, from northeastern Liaoning province on the Chinese mainland has resumed, the Center for Food Safety of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China announc...
EU to Lift Ban on Thai Poultry Meat Imports EU - On 3 April 2012, the EU supported the European Commission's draft proposal to lift its ban on raw chicken imports from Thailand with effect from 1 July 2012.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
HPAI in Yun-Lin; LPAI in T'ai-Chung TAIWAN - The Taiwanese veterinary authorities have reported one outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Yun Lin and one outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza in T'ai-Chung.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Alternative Strategies for Keeping Animals Healthy GLOBAL - The general public needs to know more about the importance of preventing and controlling livestock diseases and the financial impact they would have on our lives and food supply if left unchecked, writes Cyril G. Gay, of the USDA Agricultural...
Is Ethanol Production Linked to Antibiotic Resistance? US - Two US congrtessmen have written to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ask what the agency is doing to ensure appropriate use of antibiotics in food-animal production.
India Fails to Lift Restrictions on US Poultry in Consultations US - US Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced that the US has requested the World Trade Organization (WTO) establish a dispute settlement panel to decide US claims regarding the government of India’s restrictions on imports of various US agricultural...
Western Cape Province Reports LPAI in Ostriches SOUTH AFRICA - The South African veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza at a commercial ostrich farm located in Western Cape Province.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Entries Open for Pfizer Poultry Trainee of Year Award UK - Entries are invited for the 2012 Pfizer Poultry Trainee of the Year Awards with opportunity to win a £2000 training grant in career development.
NFU Encourages Judicious Use of Antibiotics US - National Farmers Union (NFU) Vice President of Government Relations Chandler Goule discussed antibiotic use in animal agriculture earlier this week, in a presentation at a national stakeholder meeting hosted by the Alliance for the Prudent Use of...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
HPAI Outbreak Discovered in Western Cape Province SOUTH AFRICA - The South African veterinary authorities have discovered another outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a commercial ostrich farm located in Western Cape Province.
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Veterinarians Demand Faster Diagnostics FRANCE - Speed and accuracy are the key features that veterinarians and farmers want from diagnostic tests, a new Europe wide survey has revealed.
Israel Reports More Newcastle Disease in Hazafon ISRAEL - The Israeli veterinary authorities have reported further outbreaks of Newcastle disease in Hazafon, affecting 5-week-old broilers and 34-week-old table egg layers.
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Healthy Animals Make Confident Consumers: Report US - Many groups in society, including politicians, activists, scientists, and stakeholders, are advocating significant changes to livestock production practices.
More HPAI in Tripura State TRIPURA, INDIA - The Indian veterinary authorities have reported another outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a district poultry farm in the state of Tripura, located in North East India.
Monday, May 07, 2012
Dead Bird H5N1 Positive in Hong Kong HONG KONG - A carcass of a crested myna found on 27 April in Hong Kong was confirmed to be H5N1-positive after a series of laboratory tests, the city's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said here Monday.
New Pigeon Virus Confirmed in NSW AUSTRALIA - Pigeon paramyxovirus has been detected in a hobby pigeon flock in Western Sydney and follows numerous cases of the virus in domestic and feral pigeons in Victoria.
Friday, May 04, 2012
Egg Prices Hold Steady after Hen House Fire US - Colorado lost about one-eighth of its egg production in a Weld County fire Monday that claimed the lives of nearly 500,000 hens.
Eimeria Across Australia AUSTRALIA - Dr Jess Morgan, University of Queensland Research Fellow and Poultry CRC sub-project leader, is currently working towards characterising Australian strains of Eimeria, which cause coccidiosis. Within Australia, each species of Eimeria may...
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