Laguna pushes bird flue-free measures
LAGUNA - The Provincial Government of Laguna in coordination with the Department of Health (DOH) and the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian headed by Dr. Mary Grace M. Bustamante, OIC - OPV, spearheaded the conduct of Avian Influenza Preparedness and...

RP demand for US poultry, eggs ‘increasing’
PHILIPPINES - There is increasing demand in the country for poultry and egg products from the United States, an official of the US Poultry and Egg Export Council (USPEEC) said.

Meat Industry Grows as Peso Gains More Value
PHILIPPINES - The Central Visayas meat industry registered growth in many areas, according to the 2006 annual accomplishment report compiled by the National Meat Inspection Services (NMIS) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) 7.

NMIS assures supply of poultry products sufficient despite ban
PHILIPPINES - Even though the Philippines remains to be free from the avian influenza or bird flu, the government continues to be vigilant in taking precautions against the entry of the virus in the country’s poultry farms.

WV still avian flu free
PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) assured the public of a negative presence of the avian flu virus in the region, particularly in the four municipalities of Capiz, namely, Sapi-an, Sigma, Ivisan and Roxas City. OIC Regional Executive Director...

Philippines bans imports of live birds and poultry from Japan
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines has banned temporarily imports of live birds and poultry from Japan due to alarm over bird flu epidemic, said Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap on Sunday.

Philippines ready to meet bird flu threat says report
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines is now quite ready to meet the threat of avian influenza which already hit almost all countries of Asia, local media reported on Monday.

Philippines aims to be self-sufficient in food by 2010
PHILIPPINES - A top official of the Department of Agriculture outlined on Tuesday the vision of his office to make the Philippines self-sufficient in rice by around 2009 or 2010 and self-sufficient in corn by 2008.

Philippine native chicken to get exposure in Dinagyang 2007
PHILIPPINES - In its continued thrust to promote awareness of Western Visayas' Darag native chicken, the Darag IEC--Wesvarrdec participate in the forthcoming Dinagyang 2007. Its delegation, Tribu Darag, will highlight Darag native chicken through this...

Philippine veterinary office implements animal health programs
PHILIPPINES - The Provincial Veterinary Office(PVET) here said a number of programs and projects geared towards protecting the health of animals and their owners have been implemented last year with their P700,000 fund.

International Egg and Poultry Review
By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service - This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry, this week looking at the latest in the Philippines.

Philippines : Egg and Poultry Review
US - Typhoon Milenyo which struck Manilla 28th September has resulted in poultry grow-out losses that will take a number of months to recover from, reports the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service.

Philippines to import chicken after typhoon destroys farms
THE PHILIPPINES - The Philippines will import 3,000 tons of chicken from the US after the recent typhoon destroyed numerous poultry farms.

Production of poultry, livestock high in CV
THE PHILIPPINES - Despite a boost in the province’s information, communication and technology (ICT) industry and a surge in property development projects, livestock and poultry production has not dwindled, according to an official from the Department...

Philippines poultry imports to increase
THE PHILIPPINES - As reported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has authorised the domestic poultry industry to import an extra 3,000 tonnes of chicken, due to an expected shortage in...