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Poultry Industry News: Iraq

01 September 2017

Cherkizovo Group Permitted to Export Poultry Products to Iraq
IRAQ - PJSC Cherkizovo Group, the largest vertically integrated meat and feed producer in Russia, has announced that its Vasilyevskaya poultry production facility has received permission to export poultry products to Iraq....

21 June 2017

Hens, Greenhouses and Bees Key to Restoring Livelihoods in Iraq
IRAQ - Thousands of vulnerable Iraqis and Syrian refugees will profit from new agricultural livelihoods ventures thanks to a Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) project supporting families affected by conflict in northern Iraq....

13 June 2017

Rasun connects with Iraqi poultry community at breeder and broiler Seminar
Aviagen® shared its extensive flock nutrition and management knowledge at Rasun’s seventh annual Ross® Parent Stock and Broiler Seminar, from May 3-6, in Antalya, Turkey....

06 February 2017

Nutriad Launches Partnership Iraq
IRAQ - Feed additives producer Nutriad, alongside its new partner Mila Company for Veterinary Drugs, held its launch meeting in Erbil, Iraq. ...

29 July 2016

Iraq's Avian Flu Outbreaks Killing Millions of Birds
IRAQ - Outbreaks of a H5 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus spread on farms in central Iraq in June and July....

28 April 2016

Iraq Reports Bird Flu Outbreaks
IRAQ - Six outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been reported in Iraq, which date back to December 2015....

18 March 2015

Vano Flock Performance Gains Entry to Ross 400 Club
IRAQ - Vano Group has been recognised as a new member of the Ross® 400 Club, having achieved outstanding performance with two of its broiler flocks....

18 September 2014

Iraqi Health Ministry Issues Warning on Salmonella Infected Chickens
IRAQ - The Iraqi Ministry of Health uncovered the entry of infected chickens with the germ of salmonella to Iraq and its spread into local markets, confirming that its origins are Turkey, Egypt and Ukraine....

26 June 2014

FAO Says Iraq Faces Serious Food Security Due to Conflict
IRAQ - A favourable crop forecast for 2014 is now in jeopardy as people flee their homes and farms during main harvest and amid the recent escalation of conflict in a large swath of the Iraq, reports the FAO. ...

02 June 2014

Aviagen, Vano Joint Seminar Creates Ross ‘Momentum’ in Iraqi Market
IRAQ - Aviagen® demonstrated its strong commitment to the Iraqi market at a seminar held recently in Antalya, Turkey, for customers of the Ross® distributor in Iraq, Vano Group. The seminar, organised by Aviagen and Vano Group collaboratively, was...

18 December 2013

Iraq Lifts Ban on Poultry Imports from Arkansas
IRAQ - Sustained advocacy by USDA staff resulted in Iraq’s Ministry of Agriculture lifting the ban on imports of poultry from Arkansas. The Council of Ministers (COM) issued the ban on 30 July 2013 in response to a reported case of Pathogenic Avian...

13 November 2013

Iraqi Council of Ministers Lifts Ban on Arkansas Poultry
IRAQ - Walid Sharif and Dr Talib from the FAS Baghdad office met with Dr Ebtisam, Director General (DG) of the Department of Committee Affairs, Council of Ministers (COM) in her office on 24 October 2013....

20 February 2013

Poor Biosecurity Blamed for Newcastle Disease Outbreak in Iraq
IRAQ - Newcastle disease outbreaks in Kurdistan last year have been attributed to inconsistent vaccination, poor biosecurity and uncontrolled imports of hatching eggs and chicks....

29 June 2012

IBV QX Outbreak in Iraq
IRAQ - An outbreak of IBV QX strain occurred recently in broiler farms in Erbil city, the capital of Kurdistan Region, Iraq. ...

21 May 2012

Iraqi Poultry Producers Flock to Vano Seminar
IRAQ - Aviagen and Vano group recently held their first national Iraq poultry seminar. It was attended by over 80 senior mangers, owners, veterinarian’s poultry producers from all parts of Iraq. ...

21 March 2012

Iraq Normalises Poultry Imports
IRAQ - After giving poultry exporters a scare in the first months of the year, Iraq returned to buying normally in March....

24 January 2012

Ross & Rasun Tech Teams Connect Customers in Iraq
IRAQ - Ross customers in Iraq were once again, within a few months, given two further opportunities to connect with the Rasun and Aviagen Technical Support teams. ...

29 December 2011

Seminar Confirms Ross Commitment in Iraq
IRAQ - The growing poultry market has seen increasing demand for Ross products in the country as Aviagen invests in service, product quality and technical, veterinary and nutritional support....

30 August 2011

Feed Mill Takes Ross GP Project in Iraq to Next Level
IRAQ - Vano Group, parent company of Rasun Poultry, the Ross Grandparent (GP) distributor in Iraq, has recently completed and commissioned a state-of-the-art feed mill just outside the city of Erbil. ...

05 April 2011

Rasun Invests in Future with Ross
IRAQ - Rasun, part of the Vano Group, one of the country's premier agriculture companies and the Ross GP distributor for Iraq, has announced an agreement to extend its Grandparent (GP) production base in order to meet the growing demand for Ross 308 Parent...

22 September 2010

International Egg and Poultry Review: Iraq
IRAQ - This is a weekly report by the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This week's report focuses on the growth of the country's poultry industry in 2010....

10 May 2010

USGC Helps Iraqi Poultry Industry to Grow
IRAQ - The US Grains Council (USGC) is helping to stimulate poultry growth in Iraq with a credit guarantee programme. ...

29 April 2010

Successful Customer Events for Ross Distributor in Iraq
IRAQ - The Ross distributor in Iraq, Rasun (part of the Vano Group), recently organised two more successful customer events....

05 February 2010

Iraqi Delegation Visits Atlanta Poultry and Feed Shows
IRAQ - More than 30 private Iraqi buyers travelled to the International Poultry Expo (IPE) and a related feed show in Atlanta last week....

16 December 2009

International Egg and Poultry Review - Iraq
IRAQ - 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 feed shortage in Iraq....

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