VLA Warns Hobby Farmers about Infectious Bronchitis
UK - There has been another outbreak of infectious bronchitis virus caused by the QX strain, according to September's Monthly Scanning Surveillance Report from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA). Backyard flock owners and suppliers are...

Spiking Mortality and Rickets Reported by VLA
UK - According to VLA Monthly Scanning Surveillance Report for August 2009, spiking mortality syndrome caused an increase in mortality among young broilers, and a deficiency of vitamin D or calcium was blamed for the deaths of 20 per cent of...

Free-Range Flocks Also Suffer Cannibalism
UK - The Monthly Scanning Surveillance Report for July 2009 from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) highlights severe cannibalism in two free-range layer flocks and infectious laryngotracheitis as the cause of sudden death in broiler b...

Chinese IB Virus Found in UK Backyard Flock
UK - The Monthly Scanning Surveillance Report for June 2009 from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) highlights a further outbreak of QX strain infectious bronchitis (IB) in rare-breed chickens, and several health issues in game birds.

Biosecurity Standards Set for the Australian Industry
AUSTRALIA - A cooperative initiative between the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Animal Health Australia and the poultry industry has produced the first biosecurity manual for the poultry industry, entitled National...

Erysipelas in Layer Flock Noted in Monthly Report
UK - The Monthly Scanning Surveillance Report for April 2009 from the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) highlights acute erysipelas in a commercial layer flock with a history of increased mortality around peak lay. An Aspergillus fungus caused respiratory...

DNA Used to Distinguish Wildfowl Meat
SPAIN - A team of researchers from the Veterinary Faculty of the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) have developed a quick and easy technique to distinguish the meat of quail, pheasant, pigeon and other wildfowl using DNA analysis. Monitoring the...

Low-Path Bird Flu Hits Belgium
BELGIUM - The veterinary authorities have notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about two cases of low-pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI).

Canada to Consult WTO on COOL Regulations
CANADA - The Government of Canada is seeking formal consultations with the United States under the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement process on country-of-origin labelling (COOL) measures.

Labelling, Feeding and Legislation to Be Discussed
IRELAND - A meeting of the Poultry Expert Group has been arranged for Tuesday, December 9, to discuss the various issues facing the poultry industry.

CAP Health Check to Ease Plight of Farmers
EU - The European Commission welcomes the political agreement by EU agriculture ministers on the Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Poultry Plant Fined over Poor Safety
NORTH CAROLINA - A poultry plant has been fined for a series of major safety violations.

UK Officially Free from Avian Influenza (AI)
UK - The UK is officially free from Avian Influenza (AI) from yesterday (20 November), according to the rules laid down by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

Support for Animal Agriculture
US - Animal care a top priority for modern farmers, writes Gary Wilson, county director/extension educator, agriculture and natural resources for The Ohio State University Extension service in Findlay.

Beware of Kitchen Dangers
UK - Professor Hugh Pennington, emeritus professor of bacteriology at the University of Aberdeen, warns of the hidden dangers in our kitchens. He warns of the dangers of Campylobacter, which causes 360,000 cases of food poisoning in the country each year...

Stress Laid on Need For Poultry COOL
IRELAND - Tony Killeen T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food said that the Government remained committed to the principle of country of origin labelling for poultry.

Vulnerability to Avian Flu and Other Threats
US - As concerns such as avian flu, animal welfare and consumer preferences impact the poultry industry, the reduced genetic diversity of commercial bird breeds increases their vulnerability and the industry's ability to adapt, according to a genetics...

NFUS Calls for Regulatory Sea Change
SCOTLAND - The burden of excessive regulation across all sectors of the agriculture industry continues to thwart the drive towards long-term profitability and security for Scottish farmers and growers.

The Future of GM Animals Today
US - Amidst the chaos of the presidential race, new rules were passes by the US Food and Drug Administration that allow the marketing of foods from genetically engineered farm animals.

Poultry Manure Not Good for Animal Feed
BOTSWANA - It has been reported that farmers should not use poultry droppings as livestock feed.

Ag Minister Reiterates Call for Poultry COOL
IRELAND - Speaking at a Poultry and Egg Conference, organised by Bord Bia, in Monaghan yesterday (November 4), the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, said, "Not alone do consumers want country-of-origin information in relation...

Tyson Completes Wastewater Pre-treatment System
US - Tyson Foods marked the completion of a new wastewater pre-treatment system at its Monett poultry processing plant with a special ribbon-cutting event attended by community leaders on 28 October.

CSIRO: Reduction in Biotechnology Predicted
AUSTRALIA - Australia’s CSIRO Livestock Industries and its partner, New Zealand’s principal pastoral food research institute, AgResearch, have predicted the global financial crisis could significantly reduce investment in biotechnology and agricultural...

OIE: Implementing Global Welfare Standards
GLOBAL - The Second OIE Global Conference on Animal Welfare, held in Cairo, Egypt (20-22 October) rallied support from all World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Members and partners for worldwide implementation of animal welfare standards worldwide...

World Poultry Show at EuroTier
GERMANY - A record and international meeting point for the poultry sector is promised by the show organisers.