Poultry
Wednesday, March 3, 2004
Russia's 2003 Poultry Imports Down 17%
March 3, 2004 Russia's 2003 Poultry Imports Down 17% Russia imported 1.14 million metric tons of poultry in 2003, 17% less than in 2002, according to the figures published by the state statistics committee on its Web site Tuesday.   Chicken ...
Wednesday, March 3, 2004
Kazakhstan Bans Texan, Canada Poultry Imports On Bird Flu
March 3, 2004 Kazakhstan Bans Texan, Canada Poultry Imports On Bird Flu Kazakhstan banned poultry imports from Canada and the U.S. state of Texas due to the outbreak of bird flu there, officials said. The Agriculture Ministry said the tempo ...
Tuesday, March 2, 2004
Thailand Bird Flu Threat Contained
March 2, 2004 Thailand Bird Flu Threat Contained Livestock officials in Thailand have declared the bird flu outbreak contained, but health officials have warned that another outbreak is still possible. "It is the greatest threat to the coun ...
Tuesday, March 2, 2004
Asia Bird Flu Update
March 2, 2004 Asia Bird Flu Update The outbreak of bird flu in the last two months has wreaked havoc on the poultry industry. While the epidemic has yet to be fully contained, it is already showing signs of slowing down. In Thailand, the wo ...
Tuesday, March 2, 2004
Macau To Resume Chicken Imports From Zhuhai
March 2, 2004 Macau To Resume Chicken Imports From Zhuhai Macau will resume importing live and frozen chickens from Zhuhai on Friday, ending a five-week suspension sparked by the regional bird flu outbreak. Hong Kong has not lifted its ban ...
Tuesday, March 2, 2004
Japan Bird Flu Outbreak H5N1 Strain
March 2, 2004 Japan Bird Flu Outbreak H5N1 Strain Japanese authorities have identified the country's third bird flu outbreak to be the same deadly H5N1 strain that caused two earlier outbreaks and has devastated the poultry industry in Asia ...
Tuesday, March 2, 2004
Kyoto Farm Shipped Birds Ahead Of Schedule
March 2, 2004 Kyoto Farm Shipped Birds Ahead Of Schedule The bird flu hit farm in the Kyoto Prefecture. Where 133,000 chickens have died, shipped more than 15,000 birds to slaughterhouses ahead of schedule after the mass deaths occurred. Ha ...
Tuesday, March 2, 2004
Japan Requires Mandatory Reporting Of Suspected Bird Flu Cases
March 2, 2004 Japan Requires Mandatory Reporting Of Suspected Bird Flu Cases   The Japanese authorities are now requiring the mandatory reporting of suspected bird flu cases in the country following a fresh unreported outbreak.   The minist ...
Monday, March 1, 2004
Japan Considers Bird Flu Compensation For Farmers
March 1, 2004 Japan Considers Bird Flu Compensation For Farmers Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is considering introducing a permanent system of compensation for poultry farmers hit by bird flu outbreaks, a top minis ...
Monday, March 1, 2004
Vietnam Bird Flu Threat Receding
March 1, 2004 Vietnam Bird Flu Threat Receding The Vietnam authorities have declared the bird flu outbreak in the country to be largely contained in the majority of its provinces. Top veterinary official Bui Quang Anh said no new outbreaks ...
Monday, March 1, 2004
Japan's Nichirei Corp. To Increase Safe Chicken Imports
March 1, 2004 Japan's Nichirei Corp. To Increase Safe Chicken Imports One of Japan's leading food-processing company Nichirei Corp. will increase its imports of safe chicken by purchasing products free of antibiotics and agrochemicals from ...
Monday, March 1, 2004
Asian Governments Urged To Contain Bird Flu In 4 Months
March 1, 2004 Asian Governments Urged To Contain Bird Flu In 4 Months A leading animal health expert warned that if Asian governments do not contain the spread of bird flu within four months, they will be faced with escalating costs and fur ...
Monday, March 1, 2004
Tyson Foods to Shut Down Jackson Plant
March 1, 2004 Tyson Foods to Shut Down Jackson Plant Tyson Foods Inc. announced on Friday that it will shut down a Jackson poultry plant to consolidate operations at its newer Carthage facility, costing 800 workers their jobs. Tyson acquire ...
Monday, March 1, 2004
Malaysian Egg Prices Fall As Chicken Demand Normalizes
March 1, 2004 Malaysian Egg Prices Fall As Chicken Demand Normalizes The Federation of Livestock Farmers' Association of Malaysia has announced a drop in egg prices from March 1, 2004. Federation president Lee Ah Fatt said prices had droppe ...
Monday, March 1, 2004
Confirmation Of Bird Flu In Kyoto Farm Following Mass Chicken Deaths
March 1, 2004 Confirmation Of Bird Flu In Kyoto Farm Following Mass Chicken Deaths Preliminary tests have confirmed bird flu at a poultry farm in Tanba, Kyoto Prefecture following the deaths of 28, 000 chickens over the past week. Authoriti ...

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