IT has already been several months since the outbreak of the avian influenza. We still read in the newspapers that more new affected areas have been identified and hundreds of infected chicks are killed and buried to avert the possibility of spread of the flu, which is known as bird flue. We could not discard these items for long time but also cannot take the risk of having it as the government is yet to declare the poultry sector free from bird flu. The first food, bakery and other kinds...

Cushing, who juggles a hectic lifestyle that includes a myriad of projects, including her own line of olive oil and tomato sauces, as well as a new cookbook called Pure Food coming out this fall, says she thoroughly researched the poultry industry before taking on her ambassadorship. Cushing, who juggles a hectic lifestyle that includes a myriad of projects, including her own line of olive oil and tomato sauces, as well as a new cookbook called Pure Food coming out this fall, says she...

School kids are helping keep chickens disease-free in Mozambique, and the organizer of the program says it could help other African countries in the battle against bird flu. The children are trained on how to use eye-droppers to give the vaccine to the chickens. Heifer said it decided to use village schoolchildren because of the challenges of past vaccination programs and a shortage of qualified veterinary workers in rural Africa. Geneti Debia, the organization's program officer for...

Agriculture Department said on Friday the public will be able to formally comment on the way it handled the discovery that the industrial chemical melamine was found in feed given to hogs and poultry. USDA and the Food and Drug Administration have said that it was unlikely that pigs, chickens or fish that ate the contaminated feed would pose a risk to human health if consumed. More than 100 brands of pet foods have been recalled, and the pet food was later purchased by poultry, fish and...

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...

Roxas City (25 May) -- About 264,000 heads of various livestocks have been recorded by the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) - Capiz in view of its livestock and poultry inventory as of January 1 this year to determine the status of farm animals in the province. Roxas City (25 May) -- About 264,000 heads of various livestocks have been recorded by the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) - Capiz in view of its livestock and poultry inventory as of January 1 this year to determine...