The Punjab poultry industry, which was ranked first in India in 1984, has dropped to the seventh due to what farmers' term as the anti-poultry attitude of the government. Punjab poultry farmers see big market players as threat to their industry. Agitated poultry farmers claim that they experiencing huge losses due to natural calamities and with the presence of mega companies. Punjab is the first state in the country to introduce contract farming at the government level. The Punjab poultry...

Besides the H5N1 vaccine approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in April, "a number of the most advanced candidate vaccines against H5N1 avian influenza might be registered within six months to two years," the WHO said in a question-and-answer bulletin on pandemic flu vaccines. Besides the H5N1 vaccine approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in April, "a number of the most advanced candidate vaccines against H5N1 avian influenza might be registered within six months to two...

Many have only started to recover after losing their flock to bird flu and now they must sit and wait to see which rivers crest first. Poultry farmers are growing frustrated with what little they can do to prepare. He says the unpredictability of the rivers are frustrating for farmers who are trying to organize a way out for their chickens, but many cannot be moved, and if and when the water rises, many flocks will be lost. News1130 Meteorologist Russ Lacate agrees with flood forecasters...

allAfrica.com: Togo: Market Women Protest Over Decision By Togo (Page 1 of 1) THE DECISION by the Togolese authorities to slap a ban on the importation of all poultry products including live chicken, eggs, turkey tails and day old chicks from neighbouring Ghana does not appear to have gone down well with market women at the Lome poultry markets. THE DECISION by the Togolese authorities to slap a ban on the importation of all poultry products including live chicken, eggs, turkey tails and...

usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Feds certify agroterrorism training Pilot-tested program to protect food safety Daily Democrat Article Created:05/19/2007 08:13:44 AM PDT An agroterrorism training program, developed and pilot-tested by UC Davis' Western Institute for Food Safety and Security, has been certified for use throughout the nation by the U. usDiggRedditYahooMyWebGoogle What's this? Feds certify agroterrorism training Pilot-tested program to protect food safety Daily...

The influenza vaccine has been in the market for more than 50 years. There are two aims for the vaccine to reduce morbidity (especially those at high risk), and for those already down with the influenza virus, the vaccine helps to prevent other complications, says Dr Chin. According to him, the influenza vaccine can be given to those as young as six months old. For those in the high-risk group the elderly, babies and those with medical problems like weak lungs or asthma a simple case of...