OIE Release Global Three Year Statistics On Avian Bird Flu Outbreaks
OIE have published their latest update on Avian Influenza outbreaks over the last four years. Notably Vietnam and Thailand are by far the worst hit countries.

BSE News: Mad-cow scrutiny is scaled way back
BSE News Summary Page - Catch up on all the latest news on BSE from the US, Canada, Japan and across the globe. This page provides an overview and links to all the latest BSE news and information and the impact it is having on the global livestock business....

Aviagen Restructures to Strengthen Technical Services Group
GLOBAL - Earlier this year, Aviagen announced the appointment of Dr. Bryan Fancher as Vice President of Technical Operations and Dr. Ken Laughlin as Vice President of Policy and Strategy.

New bird flu outbreaks require strong vigilance
GLOBAL - FAO today expressed concern about new flare-ups of avian influenza in China, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Nigeria, South Korea, Thailand and Viet Nam but stressed that the number of outbreaks in the first weeks of 2007 has been significantly lower...

Good agricultural practices: challenge and opportunity for developing countries
GLOBAL - Good agricultural practices can help developing countries cope with globalization while not compromising their sustainable development objectives, according to a seminar held yesterday at the FAO’s headquarters.

Think-Tank Says Ethanol Consuming Too Much Corn
GLOBAL - Investment in fuel ethanol distilleries has soared since the late-2005 oil price hikes, but data collection in this fast-changing sector has fallen behind, says Earth Policy Institute's Lester R. Brown.

Hubbard appoints Mark Barnes as Chief Operating Officer of Hubbard LLC
GLOBAL - Hubbard, a leading supplier of breeding stock to the worldwide broiler industry for 85 years, has appointed Mark Barnes as the new Chief Operating Officer of Hubbard LLC.

New director of world marketing at Cobb
GLOBAL - Brian Cosgriff, who has been general manager for Cobb Europe for more than three years, has been appointed to the new position of director of world marketing.

FAO crisis centre experts in South Korea studying risk of avian flu spread
GLOBAL - A nine-person team from the joint FAO/OIE Crisis Management Centre (CMC) is in the Republic of (South) Korea on a 10-day mission collecting epidemiological data from rural areas south of the capital, Seoul, where three recent outbreaks of avian...

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 on the World Grain Situation.

Immunization against secondary bacterial infections could reduce impact of an Avian flu pandemic
US - Immunizations such as Pneumococcal, Meningitis and Haemophilus vaccines may prevent the onset or at least mitigate the severity of potentially fatal secondary infections common in pandemic flu occurrences says Drs. Walter B. Koppel, MD, and Charlie...

VIROCID(R) listed by FAO against A.I. H5N1
GLOBAL - CID LINES ‘ VIROCID ® successfully passed a test against H5N1 at the low dilution of 1:400 ( 0.25 % or 2.5 ml / L ) at an FAO accredit lab. (VIROCID ® already passed the A.I. test in China and in the USA earlier).

BIRD FLU: Flu Pandemic Would Catch World Unprepared:
Catch up on all the latest news on the Avian influenza outbreaks. This news page provides an overview and links to all the latest news and information surrounding the outbreaks of Bird Flu across the globe.