BIRD FLU: Egypt Announces 88th H5N1 Case
GLOBAL - Summary of Bird Flu / Avian Influenza related news from across the world.

Farmers' Union Supports O'Kane Turkey Growers
NORTHERN IRELAND - Following the news that jobs may be lost at a plant owned by O'Kane Poultry, Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) says it is working to ensure the turkey growers who supply the company are retained as suppliers.

Tyson Foods Names New Top Executives
US - Tyson Foods has named Donnie Smith as its new Chief Executive Officer, and Jim Lochner as Chief Operating Officer.

Taiwanese Nutritionists Learn About DDGS
TAIWAN - The US Grains Council (USGC) has held a series of worskshops for nutritionists in formulating feeds with distillers dreid grains with solubles (DDGS).

Case Continues in Poultry Litter Suit
US - Testimony continues in the suit against poultry companies for allegedly polluting the Illinois River. The judge has rebuked the attorneys on both sides for bombarding him with documentation.

Ghana Aims for Poultry Self-Sufficiency by 2012
GHANA - The 2010 Budget Statement highlights the government's support for the poultry industry.

Commission to Tackle Anti-Microbial Resistance
EU - The new European Commission paper lays foundations of discussion to tackle the problem of anti-microbial resistance.

VIV China Reflects Development of Chinese Industry
CHINA - The success of the recent VIV China exhibition has been attributed to the growing professionalism of China's livestock industries.

Lohmann Tierzucht Celebrates 50th Anniversaries
GERMANY - For Lohmann Tierzucht, 2009 is a year of celebration: the company has marked the 50th anniversaries for both its layer breeding business and for its veterinary laboratory.

Tyson Group on Fact-Finding Visit to EU
GLOBAL - Technical representatives from Tyson Foods, a major poultry meat producer, have recently completed an intensive educational tour, visiting key players in the European poultry production chain.

Call for Govt to Act over Antibiotic Resistance
UK - The Soil Association has called on the government to act over what is calls an escalating farm antibiotic resistance problem.

Poultry Company Falls Fowl on GM-Free Claim
NEW ZEALAND - The Commerce Commission has warned a poultry company about its claim that its chicken free of genetically modified (GM) ingredients, following an expert report that stated: 'There can be a residual difference in animals or animal-products...

International Egg and Poultry Review: US Trade with Caribbean
US - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This week's report focuses on the poultry situation in the Caribbean.

CME: USDA Announces Workshop Dates and Topics
US - USDA and the Department of Justice have announced the dates and subjects for a series of “workshops” on the status of competition in agriculture, report Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.

Weekly Outlook: Crop Prices Remain Firm
US - Corn and soybean prices continue to trade in a relatively wide range, but are currently near the highs of the past 10 weeks. Basis levels have weakened somewhat as harvest accelerated, writes Darrel Good, agricultural economist at the University...

France Reports New Outbreak of LPAI
FRANCE - The veterinary authorities have reported a new outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) in a flock of ducks in western France.

More Drug Resistance in Zoonoses, Warn Health Groups
EU - Better surveillance needed to fight spread of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic infections, particularly Salmonella and Campylobacter, according to a group of health agencies.

Iraq Delegation Studies International Grain Trade
US - A delegation representing the Iraqi poultry and feed industries has been learning about the US grain marketing system as guests of the US Grains Council (USGC).

First Step to Global Standards in Vet Training
FRANCE - Global collaborative work has delivered the first recommendations on veterinary education.

Industry Pressured by High Prices, Cheap Imports
PAKISTAN - Continuing high feed prices and the closure of breeding farms are leading to higher consumer prices and imports of poultry meat.

Maternal Antibody May Explain Success of In Ovo Vaccination
US - New research suggests that low maternal antibody concentrations at day 18 (E18) or day 19 (E19) of incubation may be one reason why in ovo vaccination is so successful, and holds the key to the future development of new vaccines for chickens, according...

More German Pork, Poultry Meat; Less Beef
GERMANY - In the third quarter of 2009, 1.9 million tonnes of meat were commercially produced in Germany, which is 1.8 per cent more than in the same period of 2008. The data have been translated for ThePoultrySite by Jackie Linden.

New Appointments in Aviagen's TMEA Team
GLOBAL - Aviagen has announced the appointment of Michael Garden as Business Manager for the Turkey, Middle East and Africa (TMEA) region as part of the company's ongoing investment in customer service.

U of M Calls for Global Food Safety Standards
CANADA - A professor with the University of Manitoba is calling for international standards for the approval of health claims on food product labels, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Animal Health Awareness Campaign Launched
CANADA - The Government of Canada launched a national awareness campaign focused on key farm management practices that will help keep animals healthy and safeguard the Canadian food supply.