Animal Health
Friday, January 30, 2004
3,000 Malaysian Cows Infected With Foot-and-Mouth Disease
January 30, 2004 3,000 Malaysian Cows Infected With Foot-and-Mouth Disease Malaysian authorities announced the discovery of 3,000 cows infected with foot-and-mouth disease in Pahang on Wednesday. State Veterinary Department director Azmie Z ...
Friday, January 30, 2004
Swine Fever Outbreak in Africa
January 30, 2004 Swine Fever Outbreak in Africa An outbreak of African Swine Fever was discovered in the Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo and Central Regions in Africa, the Ghanaian Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) on Wednesday said.  A statemen ...
Friday, January 30, 2004
China Leaders High Alert On Bird Flu
January 30, 2004 China Leaders High Alert On Bird Flu China's President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao said bird flu cases in the country should be controlled based on scientific knowledge and in line with the law. They asked local govern ...
Friday, January 30, 2004
Pakistan Bans Poultry Movement Within Country
January 30, 2004 Pakistan Bans Poultry Movement Within Country Pakistani authorities have stepped up their fight against bird flu by banning the transportation of chicken and other domestic birds within the country. The disease is reported ...
Friday, January 30, 2004
Bush's 2005 Budget To Include $47 Million More To Fight Mad Cow
January 30, 2004 Bush's 2005 Budget To Include $47 Million More To Fight Mad Cow U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman on Thursday said President George W. Bush's fiscal year 2005 budget for the U.S. Department of Agriculture would include ...
Friday, January 30, 2004
WHO: Insufficient Precautionary Measures Could Increase Bird Flu Risk
January 30, 2004 WHO: Insufficient Precautionary Measures Could Increase Bird Flu Risk The World Health Organization is warning that insufficient safety measures adopted during culling of sick chickens could increase the risk of the bird fl ...
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Albania Bans Poultry Imports From Bird Flu Countries
January 29, 2004 Albania Bans Poultry Imports From Bird Flu Countries Albania banned poultry imports from Asian countries following an outbreak of bird flu virus that has caused the deaths of at least 10 people in Thailand and Vietnam, auth ...
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Taiwan Culls 50,000 Chickens, Ducks
January 29, 2004 Taiwan Culls 50,000 Chickens, Ducks Taiwan Thursday ordered the slaughter of 50,000 chickens and ducks with a milder strain of the bird flu sweeping through Asia, the government said. The Council of Agriculture said 40,000 ...
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Indonesia Orders Mass Chicken Slaughter To Contain Bird Flu
January 29, 2004 Indonesia Orders Mass Chicken Slaughter To Contain Bird Flu Indonesia finally bowed to international pressure by ordering a mandatory slaughter of chickens in areas affected by the bird flu outbreak. The World Health Organi ...
Thursday, January 29, 2004
China Bans Slaughter Of Poultry In Beijing Markets
January 29, 2004 China Bans Slaughter Of Poultry In Beijing Markets The Chinese authorities banned the slaughter of poultry in markets in a bid to contain the spread of bird flu. Emergency steps imposed Wednesday in the Chinese capital also ...
Thursday, January 29, 2004
India Bans Chicken From Bird Flu Hit Countries
January 29, 2004 India Bans Chicken From Bird Flu Hit Countries India has banned imports of poultry from countries affected by bird flu, according to a federal government notification issued late Wednesday. While the notification only named ...
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Saudi Arabia Bans Chicken From Bird Flu Hit Countries
January 29, 2004 Saudi Arabia Bans Chicken From Bird Flu Hit Countries Saudi Arabia suspended the import of poultry products from six Asian countries that have suffered outbreaks of bird flu, the Agricultural Ministry said Wednesday. The ba ...
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Bird Flu Districts in Bangkok Under Quarantine
January 29, 2004 Bird Flu Districts in Bangkok Under Quarantine The Chatuchak and Bung Kum districts of Bangkok, have been put under quarantine as bird flu virus was detected in fighting cocks and a duck. Bangkok deputy governor Praphan Kit ...
Thursday, January 29, 2004
WHO Recommends Culling To Control Bird Flu
January 29, 2004 WHO Recommends Culling To Control Bird Flu The World Health Organization insisted Wednesday the mass slaughter of infected poultry is key to controlling the bird flu outbreak in Asia. However Indonesia said it will not forc ...
Thursday, January 29, 2004
Sri Lanka Announce Asian Chicken Ban
January 29, 2004 Sri Lanka Announce Asian Chicken Ban Sri Lanka announced the ban of poultry imports from all Asian countries in a bid to prevent bird flu from spreading to the country. The decision was made after an emergency meeting betwe ...

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