Poultry Industry News: China
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Poultry Samples Test Positive for H7N9 VirusCHINA - China's agriculture authority said on Tuesday that its tests have found five more H7N9-positive poultry samples in China, including one from a wild pigeon....
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Poultry Sector Hit by 10b Yuan LossCHINA - Losses of poultry-related enterprises nationwide have exceeded 10 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) since the first case of H7N9 bird flu was discovered, according to the National Poultry Industry Association. ...
Monday, April 15, 2013
Guangdong Province's Poultry Industry Hit Hard by H7N9CHINA - The H7N9 bird flu outbreak in eastern and northern parts of China has seriously affected the poultry business in Guangdong province over the past weeks. ...
Friday, April 12, 2013
Subsidies Earmarked for Poultry Sector Amid Flu ScareCHINA - The Shanghai municipal government will provide poultry farms with subsidies to help them through the H7N9 influenza virus scare....
Bird Flu Concerns Threaten Yum's SalesCHINA - Yum Brands Inc, the owner of KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants, said sales in its largest overseas market will see a steep dive as a result of bird flu scares....
Chinese Study Examines Rooster Sperm CompetitionCHINA - Maintaining a time interval of 12 days between inseminations and repeatedly inseminating females by a different male every four days allowed the elimination of the influence of the previous AI within 14 days, according to researchers in Guangzhou....
Thursday, April 11, 2013
OIE Highlights Exceptional Nature of Influenza A(H7N9) Event Notified by ChinaCHINA – According to the official reports sent to the OIE by the Chinese Veterinary Authorities, poultry that have tested positive for the presence of influenza virus A(H7N9) and are also suspected of being the source of reported human cases, do not...
LPAI Found in Chicken, Duck SamplesCHINA - The Chinese veterinary authorities have reported low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) at bird markets located in Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangsu. ...
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
No H7N9 Epidemic Among Poultry, Says ExpertCHINA - A preliminary analysis shows that H7N9 bird flu has not triggered an epidemic among poultry, according to a Tuesday report in the "People's Daily" that cited a veterinary expert....
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
H7N9 Flu Can be Contained, Say Chinese OfficialsCHINA - Chinese officials have expressed confidence in curbing the H7N9 strain of bird flu, stating how the country has built capacity to deal with epidemics since the SARS outbreak....
China's Flu Deaths Caused by Low-Pathogenic VirusCHINA - H7N9 avian influenza in China is put into perspective by Wageningen University, which says that it is exceptional that human fatalities have occurred there after infection with low pathogenic H7N9 avian influenza virus. ...
Monday, April 08, 2013
Strong Biosecurity Measures Required in Response to Influenza A(H7N9) VirusCHINA - Responding to the occurrence of the A(H7N9) influenza virus in China requires strong biosecurity measures, FAO said. Unlike other influenza strains, including highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, this new virus is hard to detect in poultry...
Nanjing Shuts Down Poultry MarketsCHINA - All live poultry trade should be suspended and poultry markets shut down temporarily in the capital city of east China's H7N9 bird flu-afflicted Jiangsu Province, according to a government statement....
China Confirms 21 Cases of H7N9 InfectionCHINA - China reported three more H7N9 infections on Sunday, bringing total number of the confirmed cases to 21 as the country is gearing up to fight the disease that has left six dead....
Friday, April 05, 2013
Shanghai Begins Culling PoultryCHINA - Authorities in Shanghai on Thursday (4 April) closed a live poultry trading zone in an agricultural products market and began slaughtering all birds there after detecting H7N9 bird flu virus from samples of pigeon from the market....
Chinese Food Prices Keep FallingCHINA - Prices of agri-foodstuff fell for the sixth consecutive week in 36 medium and large sized cities in China according to monitoring by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM). ...
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Public Advised against Poultry SlaughteringCHINA - Chinese public have been advised against slaughtering poultry for ancestral worship on the upcoming Tomb-Sweeping Day as authorities strengthen H7N9 bird flu control efforts after three deaths of the newly-found strain that has not previously...
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Four More Confirmed with H7N9; Monitoring Stepped upCHINA - Authorities in Chinese regions have ordered health institutions to step up monitoring of H7N9 bird flu as four more cases were reported Tuesday (2 April)....
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
No Bird Flu Virus Found in Dead PigsCHINA - No bird flu virus was found in dead pig samples from a river that provides drinking water to residents in Shanghai where two died in the first human infections of a new avian influenza strain, authorities said....
Beijing Closely Monitors Bird Flu VirusCHINA - Public health authorities in Beijing said that they are keeping a close eye on the H7N9 bird flu virus that has killed two people in eastern China....
Thursday, March 28, 2013
KFC Tightens Control of Chicken SuppliersCHINA - KFC said it will encourage its suppliers to adopt new chicken breeding methods in a campaign to tighten quality control after the fast-food chain's sales dropped due to the "instant chicken" scandal. ...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Working Together to Ensure Food for AllCHINA – In a panel discussion about food security at the China Development Forum this week, Cargill Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Page said there is no need to fear a food crisis if the world acts collectively and reacts wisely....
China's Farm Produce Prices Drop AgainCHINA - Prices of edible farm produce in 36 major Chinese cities have declined for five consecutive weeks, new official data has showed. ...
Nissui Sets up Second Chicken Processing Plant in ChinaCHINA - Japanese processing company Nissui began processed chicken operations at a new plant in Hebei province. The plant will serve as Nissui's second centre of production for processed chicken products in China. ...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Chinese Companies, Hy-Line International Sign MoUsCHINA - At a recent ceremony held at the Iowa State Capitol, government officials from the province of Hebei, People’s Republic of China and the state of Iowa witnessed signing of Memorandums of Understanding between three Hebei companies and Hy-Line...
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