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Friday, August 25, 2023
Report urges restructuring of global industrial poultry farming to halt bird flu spread
A report by Compassion in World Farming (CIWF), a campaign group advocating for animal welfare, asserts that the industrial poultry farming sector requires a significant overhaul to curb the rampant spread of bird flu around the world, The ...
Monday, August 7, 2023
Ceva withdraws legal challenge concerning supply of bird flu vaccine to France
French animal health group Ceva has withdrawn a legal challenge over a tender to supply France with a bird flu vaccine in which Ceva lost out to German company Boehringer Ingelheim.
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Managing poultry production: Bird flu, heat stress, rising feed costs and other challenges
Whereas avian influenza is not a problem in some regions, other challenges can potentially inhibit bird performances and curtail profitability.
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
New app Livetec aims to combat bird flu outbreak in UK poultry industry
Livetec, a UK-based biosecurity solutions company, has introduced a new mobile app aimed at helping British poultry farmers and backyard keepers combat the spread of bird flu amidst the ongoing outbreak in the UK, Farmers Guide reported.
Thursday, June 22, 2023
WOAH acknowledges Japan's bird flu-free status on website
Japan's agriculture ministry announced that its declaration that the country is free of bird flu has been updated on the World Organisation for Animal Health's (WOAH) website.
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Petition to USDA calls for incentivising producers who properly plan for culling birds infected by avian influenza
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has petitioned the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS), asking the government to "incentivise producers to adequately plan for the rapid killing ...
Monday, June 5, 2023
550,000 chickens culled in bird flu outbreak at Western Cape, South Africa
Izaak Breitenbach, general manager of the South African Poultry Association (Sapa), said that the latest highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak in the Western Cape resulted in 550 000 chickens culled and many eggs destroyed to co ...
Monday, May 29, 2023
France set to start bird flu vaccination programme in autumn
France confirmed its aim to launch a vaccination programme against bird flu in the autumn after results from a series of tests on the vaccination of ducks showed "satisfactory effectiveness", the farm ministry said.
Monday, May 22, 2023
WOAH urges governments to vaccinate birds against bird flu
The World Animal Health Organisation (WOAH) has called on governments to seriously consider the vaccination of birds against bird flu to prevent the virus from evolving into a new pandemic, The Irish Examiner reported.
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Brazil confirms first cases of bird flu among wild birds
Brazil, the world's leading chicken exporter, has officially reported its first cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), according to an announcement made by the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply, Yahoo ...
Monday, May 15, 2023
France steps up measures against bird flu in country's south west
France has reinforced sanitary measures to curb a wave of bird flu cases on duck farms in its south-west region after a recent lull in outbreaks, the French Agriculture Ministry said on May 12.
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Bird flu outbreak causes sharp drop in Philippines' egg output, according to producers
Egg producers in the Philippines confirmed in late-April that their production has dropped by 20% due to the culling of at least 10 million chicken layers amid the bird flu outbreak.
Monday, May 8, 2023
Roslin Institute experts advise UK government on bird flu
Scientists from the Roslin Institute have played a key role in developing a plan to support the UK government in managing bird flu, the institute said.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Denmark reports fourth case of bird flu this year
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA) announced that 30,000 chickens will be culled after bird flu was detected at farm in Augustenborg, 188 km southwest of the capital city of Copenhagen, the fourth outbreak of the virus in ...
Thursday, April 27, 2023
UK closes Farne Islands following avian flu found among bird population
The United Kingdom's Farne Islands are to remain closed until the end of the summer after avian flu was detected among the local bird population.

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