Monday, March 15, 2004
WHO Warns Against Complacency Against Bird Flu
March 15, 2004 WHO Warns Against Complacency Against Bird Flu The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the bird flu crisis is far from over even though it appears to have been contained. "We are now entering what may be one of th ...
Monday, March 15, 2004
China Lifts Bird Flu Restrictions In 47 Affected Areas
March 15, 2004 China Lifts Bird Flu Restrictions In 47 Affected Areas   China has lifted bird flu restrictions in 47 of the 49 infected areas. To many poultry eaters, this news almost means the end of the month-long "torture" they have gone ...
Monday, March 15, 2004
Thailand's 27 Provinces Free Of Flu Free
March 15, 2004 Thailand's 27 Provinces Free Of Flu Free   Thailand appears to be winning the bird flu battle as its 27 previously infected provinces are now free of the deadly virus. Thai Deputy Agriculture Minister Newin Chidchob said on S ...
Monday, March 15, 2004
Thai Poultry Industry Set To Undergo Major Restructuring Process
March 15, 2004 Thai Poultry Industry Set To Undergo Major Restructuring Process The devastating impact of the bird flu outbreak in Thailand has prompted the poultry industry to undergo major restructuring, both in farm and processing areas, ...
Monday, March 15, 2004
Small Russian Producers Account For 50% Of Meat
March 15, 2004 Small Russian Producers Account For 50% Of Meat Small Russian meat producers continue to turn out almost 50% of all domestic meat, which accounts for 35% of total consumption, according to information from the U.S. Department ...
Monday, March 15, 2004
Russia Turns To Other Poultry Sources Following US Ban
March 15, 2004 Russia Turns To Other Poultry Sources Following US Ban Russia will allow poultry importers in the country to turn to other sources to make up for the shortfall of yearly supply quota following import bans on US poultry, the g ...
Monday, March 15, 2004
US To Conduct Comprehensive Bird Flu Testing
March 15, 2004 US To Conduct Comprehensive Bird Flu Testing The United States government and poultry industry plans to expand bird flu testing to cover the majority of poultry raised this month, an Agriculture Department official said Frida ...
Monday, March 15, 2004
Canada To Restrict Poultry Movement Following Bird Flu
March 15, 2004 Canada To Restrict Poultry Movement Following Bird Flu An bird flu control area has been established in the Fraser Valley east of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadian Agriculture Minister Bob Speller said.   The decision to ...
Friday, March 12, 2004
Philippines To Ban Poultry From Maryland On Bird Flu
March 12, 2004 Philippines To Ban Poultry From Maryland On Bird Flu The Philippines is set to issue an import ban on poultry products from the U.S. state of Maryland which confirmed an outbreak of the bird flu virus early this week, a senio ...
Friday, March 12, 2004
Argentina To Be Declared Free of Major Poultry Disease
March 12, 2004 Argentina To Be Declared Free of Major Poultry Disease The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working on plans to formally recognize Argentina as being free of a highly contagious viral disease known as Newcastle, U.S. and Arg ...
Friday, March 12, 2004
Canada Confirms Second Bird Flu Case
March 12, 2004 Canada Confirms Second Bird Flu Case   A second farm in British Columbia, Canada, is confirmed to have H7 avian influenza, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Thursday.   The farm, located three kilometers from the first ...
Friday, March 12, 2004
No Japanese Ban On Thai Processed Chicken Despite New Bird Flu Case
March 12, 2004 No Japanese Ban On Thai Processed Chicken Despite New Bird Flu Case Thailand's Deputy Agriculture Minister Newin Chidchob said that the new bird flu case in the north of the country is unlikely to cause Japan to reinstate its ...
Friday, March 12, 2004
Philippines Enlists UN Help In Bird Flu Prevention
March 12, 2004 Philippines Enlists UN Help In Bird Flu Prevention The United Nation¡¯s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is providing technical assistance to the Philippines to ward off the bird flu virus that has hit its Asian neighb ...
Friday, March 12, 2004
Russia To Increase Meat Import Quotas
March 12, 2004 Russia To Increase Meat Import Quotas Russia announced on Thursday that it will increase import quotas for poultry, beef and pork from countries free of disease at the expense of countries that have been hit by outbreaks. Hol ...
Friday, March 12, 2004
China Produces Two New Bird Flu Vaccines
March 12, 2004 China Produces Two New Bird Flu Vaccines Chinese scientists have developed two new vaccines for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, the Ministry of Agriculture announced Thursday. The new vaccines are safer and more effective tha ...

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