Animal Health
Thursday, January 22, 2004
No Threat In Hong Kong Despite Bird Flu-Stricken Falcon
January 22, 2004 No Threat In Hong Kong Despite Bird Flu-Stricken Falcon A dead falcon in Hong Kong tested positive for bird flu Wednesday, prompting officials to step up surveillance at local chicken farms although they said the public was ...
Thursday, January 22, 2004
Vietnam: 900,000 Birds Exposed To Bird Flu Sold To Public
January 22, 2004 Vietnam: 900,000 Birds Exposed To Bird Flu Sold To Public Vietnam's top veterinary officials said Wednesday that nearly 900,000 chickens believed exposed to a deadly bird virus were sold to the public before the country ord ...
Thursday, January 22, 2004
Brazil Bans Chicken Imports From Bird Flu Hit Countries
January 22, 2004 Brazil Bans Chicken Imports From Bird Flu Hit Countries Brazil has banned the import of birds and bird byproducts from Japan, Vietnam and South Korea, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday. The measure which took effect F ...
Thursday, January 22, 2004
Mexico's Reaction To Mad Cow Case In US
January 22, 2004 Mexico's Reaction To Mad Cow Case In US After Mexico banned U.S. imports of beef and cattle following the detection of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad-cow disease, in Washington state, many market segments of the c ...
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
China To Monitor Bird Flu Situation
January 21, 2004 China To Monitor Bird Flu Situation China has set up a daily reporting system for bird flu, in an effort to combat a disease that has already killed five people in neighboring Vietnam, the government said Tuesday. An emerge ...
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Chinese Shuts Vietnam Border On Bird Flu Fears
January 21, 2004 China Shuts Vietnam Border On Bird Flu Fears A southern Chinese province has closed all the trade ports along its border with Vietnam to guard against bird flu, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday. Yunnan provi ...
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Thailand Ups Stakes in Bird Flu Battle
January 20, 2004 Thailand Ups Stakes in Bird Flu Battle The Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association Tuesday pledged to pay 1 million baht ($1=THB39.046) to the estate of anyone who dies from contracting bird flu after eating Thai chic ...
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Japan Bird Flu Possibly Spread Through Human Contact Or Feed
January 20, 2004 Japan Bird Flu Possibly Spread Through Human Contact Or Feed The source of the bird flu outbreak in Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture remains unknown, but a government panel believes the infection was spread by human contact or ...
Monday, January 19, 2004
Thailand Poultry Sales Plunge Over Bird Flu Concerns
January 19, 2004 Thailand Poultry Sales Plunge Over Bird Flu Concerns Poultry sales in Thailand have plunged in stores and restaurants across the country over concerns of bird flu spreading across the region despite authorities insisting th ...
Monday, January 19, 2004
Canada, US To Promote Integrated Mad Cow Approach
January 19, 2004 Canada, US To Promote Integrated Mad Cow Approach Canada's push to develop a North American approach dealing with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad-cow disease, was believed to have been well received by the U.S. dur ...
Monday, January 19, 2004
Thailand Confirms No Bird Flu
January 19, 2004 Thailand Confirms No Bird Flu The Thai Broiler Processing Exporters Association confirmed late Friday that no chickens on Thai farms were found to be infected with bird flu. "Based on random tests and 100% testing (at farms ...
Friday, January 16, 2004
Thailand Chicken Exports Not Affected By Singapore Ban
January 16, 2004 Thailand Chicken Exports Not Affected By Singapore Ban Thailand's chicken exports will not be affected by Singapore's suspension of some Thai chicken imports, Commerce Minister Wattana Muangsook said on Friday. Singapore an ...
Friday, January 16, 2004
No Mad Cow Tests In Washington First 7 Months Of 2003
January 16, 2004 No Mad Cow Tests In Washington First 7 Months Of 2003 Federal agriculture officials did not test any commercial cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, through the first seven months of 2003 in Wash ...
Friday, January 16, 2004
No Need For Blanket Mad Cow Testing
January 16, 2004 No Need For Blanket Mad Cow Testing Animal health experts from Purdue University claimed that despite calls for thorough testing of cattle in the United States, its not necessary or economically feasible to test each cow th ...
Friday, January 16, 2004
Italy Reports Two Mad Cow Cases
January 16, 2004 Italy Reports Two Mad Cow Cases Two Italian cows from separate breeding farms in northern Italy have tested positive for mad cow disease, the Health Ministry said Thursday. These are the first mad cow cases detected this ye ...

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