Myanmar Town Now ND-Free
MYANMAR - The authorities have announced thar Pyay township is now free of Viscerotropic Velogenic Newcastle Disease (VVND).

VVND Outbreak in Myanmar
MYANMAR - Viscerotropic Velogenic Newcastle Disease (VVND) has been found in Pyay in Magway division.

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).

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.

Saudi Arabia to Purchase Poultry from Myanmar
MYANMAR - Exports of chicken and eggs ato Saudi Arabia are to start soon.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

Myanmar Relinquishes Bird Flu Shackles
MYANMAR - Myanmar was declared a bird-flu-free country by the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) on Sunday.

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.