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MSD Recruits Production Specialist to Support Paracox 5
UK & IRELAND - Andy Payne has been appointed by MSD Animal Health to manage the successful introduction of Paracox 5 coccidiosis vaccination programmes with UK and Ireland broiler producers.
Bird Flu Virus Solution Exported to Pakistan
For those concerned about the much-hyped threat of Asian bird flu, there are preventative measures. Reduce the risk of contamination with one easy solution.
AI Import Ban of Livestock Products Extended
AI Import Ban of Livestock Products Extended INDIA - The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries (DADF) in India, last month issued a Gazette notification extending its ongoing ban on imports of specified live animals and livestock products from all countries reporting Highly
Migratory Birds, Domestic Poultry and Avian Influenza
In a paper published last week in the SIAM Journal of Applied Mathematics, authors Lydia Bourouiba, Stephen A. Gourley, Rongsong Liu, and Jianhong Wu analyze the interaction between non-migratory poultry and migratory birds in order to investigate the role of the latter in the spread of H5N1.
US Poultry Export Forecast Raised for 2012
US - Lower expected broiler weights are underpinning the reduced forecast for broiler meat production, according to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates.
Public Resistance Ousts GM Crops from EU
EUROPE - Public resistance to genetically modified crops has ensured that the area grown in Europe in 2011 remained at 0.1 per cent of all arable land, shows figures released yesterday by Friends of the Earth Europe. In comparison, organic farming accounted for 3.7 per cent.
CME: Egg Sets & Chicken Placements Down from 2011
US - This may be called the Daily Livestock Report but as cattle and pork producers have known for the past 20 years, what happens with chicken directly affects the price they get for the hogs and cattle they bring to market, write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner.
Bachoco Experiences Increases in Production Costs
MEXICO - Bachoco and the poultry industry in general continued experiencing large increases in production costs, driven by global increases in prices of corn, soybean meal, among other components of the production cost.
Bouncing Yolk Leads to Tests on Stores' Eggs
CHINA - Local government has urged inspection organizations to speed up examination of suspect fake eggs discovered in the Guangdong capital.
Stepping Up Pressure for Practice in Rural Rat Control
UK - The Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use will be focussing on farmers and gamekeepers during 2012, to help them improve rat control efficacy and eliminate poor practice.
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