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ThePoultrySite Latest News
News from Myanmar
Monday, March 16, 2009
Myanmar Town Now ND-Free MYANMAR - The authorities have announced thar Pyay township is now free of Viscerotropic Velogenic Newcastle Disease (VVND).
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
VVND Outbreak in Myanmar MYANMAR - Viscerotropic Velogenic Newcastle Disease (VVND) has been found in Pyay in Magway division.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Myanmar Bans Poultry Farming in Yangon MYANMAR - The authorities have banned the breeding of chicken, quail and pig in populated areas in the former capital of Yangon as part of its preventive measures against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI; bird flu).
Friday, January 09, 2009
Myanmar Steps Up Tight Biosecurity Against AI MYANMAR - The Myanmar authorities have stepped up biosecurity measures against bird flu, banning poultry imports from neighbouring Bangladesh.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Saudi Arabia to Purchase Poultry from Myanmar MYANMAR - Exports of chicken and eggs ato Saudi Arabia are to start soon.
Monday, October 06, 2008
Myanmar Steps up Contract Farming MYANMAR - The development of a contract farming zone in the suburban township of Yangon division is being stepped up, supported by private entrepreneurs. Almost one-third of farms there keep poultry.
Friday, October 03, 2008
Myanmar Alerted Against H5N1 Bird Flu MYANMAR - The pre-entry of migratory wild birds into Myanmar territory two months ahead of winter has alerted the country to take preventive measures against probable recurrence of bird flu, according to Thursday's local Biweekly Eleven journal.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Vets Finally Gain Access to Myanmar Livestock MYANMAR - A WSPA disaster assessment and response (DART) team today received permission to enter Myanmar and begin delivering aid to the animals that communities rely on so heavily.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Relief Estimates for Cyclone Hit Livestock MYANMAR - In parallel to ongoing priority humanitarian aid assistance, Relief Web says that we need to start looking at the longer term, in particular as time is running out to secure planting in June of rice seeds for the main 2008 rice harvest.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Myanmar’s Food Bowl Devastated MYANMAR - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today called for US$10 million to assist poor farming and fishing communities in Myanmar devastated by cyclone Nargis.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Help Needed for Surviving Livestock of Cyclone MYANMAR - An emergency veterinary team from the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is on stand-by in Thailand awaiting authority to enter cyclone struck Myanmar to assess and then relieve the suffering of thousands of animals that human...
Monday, April 21, 2008
Myanmar Relinquishes Bird Flu Shackles MYANMAR - Myanmar was declared a bird-flu-free country by the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) on Sunday.
Monday, March 03, 2008
Long Term Bird Flu Project in Myanmar MYANMAR - The Myanmar livestock authorities Monday called on the country's people to exercise a long-term precaution against the recurrence of deadly H5N1 bird flu.

