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Monday, October 9, 2023
South Africa considers rebate on poultry meat duties as country suffers worst bird flu outbreak
South Africa is considering a temporary rebate on poultry meat import duties to mitigate the country's worst-ever bird flu outbreak, but this has elicited a warning from the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) that it could be the &quo ...
Thursday, October 5, 2023
South Africa culls 7.5 million chickens to combat avian influenza outbreaks
In a bid to curb the threat posed by dozens of avian influenza outbreaks, South Africa has culled approximately 7.5 million chickens to prevent potential shortages of eggs and poultry, an issue for both the government and the national poult ...
Monday, September 25, 2023
Tight supplies of chicken, egg in South Africa expected as farmers face worst bird flu outbreak
South African poultry farmers have warned of possible chicken and egg shortages as they battle what the industry said is the worst bird flu outbreak ever to hit the country.
Monday, September 11, 2023
Pennsylvania, US achieves avian influenza-free status
Pennsylvania, US, has attained the designation of "highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)-free" by the World Animal Health Organization, signalling a significant milestone for the state's poultry industry, Yahoo! News reported.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Russia confirms bird flu outbreak at poultry farm in Republic of Tatarstan
Russia has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu at a poultry farm in the western part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said last week.
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Chinese broiler market tussles for profitability with fluctuating prices
Following Chinese New Year last February, the price of white-feather broilers climbed to a high of ¥10.00/kg, with the rally ending in May.
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 ...
Friday, August 11, 2023
Argentina once more avian influenza-free
Argentina's National Agrifood Health and Quality Service (Senasa) announced on August 8 that the country was again avian influenza-free.
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.
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Switzerland extends avian influenza measures
Switzerland's measures combating avian influenza have been extended until October 2023 to safeguard domestic poultry from the disease.
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Ecuador activates emergency protocols following avian influenza outbreak
Authorities in Ecuador have implemented contingency protocols after a new outbreak of avian influenza was confirmed in a commercial farm in the Andean province of Cotopaxi, the Agency for Regulation and Control of Animal and Plant Health (A ...
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
H5N1 avian influenza strikes Naqu City, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs received a report from the country's Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center that an outbreak of H5N1 subtype highly pathogenic avian influenza occurred in Naqu City, Tibet Autonomous R ...
Monday, July 24, 2023
Philippines subjects avian influenza vaccines' efficacy to test
The Philippines' Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) is testing the efficacy of avian influenza (AI) vaccines manufactured by four international pharmaceutical companies as it gears up for a vaccination drive.
Friday, July 21, 2023
Japan temporarily halts chicken imports from Brazil's Santa Catarina state due to avian influenza
Japan has made the decision to suspend imports of chicken from Brazil's Santa Catarina state after the confirmation of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) case in a backyard chicken, Brazilian meat lobby ABPA said on Monday, Reuters ...
Friday, July 7, 2023
Capiz, Philippines, free of avian influenza
The province of Capiz, the Philippines, has been declared free of avian influenza or bird flu.

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