The Delegate told his audience that was composed mainly of livestock and crop farmers that he and his team were out to sensitise farmers in order to ensure that "we don't have the bird flu through our porous borders especially with neighbouring Nigeria where the virus is reportedly active. This statement is coming after the country was declared free from the devastating bird flu virus, whose alleged entry into the country caused extensive economic damage to poultry farmers last year. The...

American Meat Institute and a coalition of meat, livestock and poultry organizations today unveiled www.balancedfoodandfuel.org, a Web site dedicated to informing policy-makers, the media and the public about the impact of national ethanol policy on the industry and on consumers. Dairy Herd Management Magazine - Industry News. American Meat Institute and a coalition of meat, livestock and poultry organizations today unveiled www.balancedfoodandfuel.org, a Web site dedicated to informing...

Edmondson accuses 13 poultry companies of polluting the Illinois River watershed with excessive amounts of poultry waste. The poultry industry also wants a jury selected from outside the federal court's district. District Judge Gregory Frizzell denied the poultry industry's requests to dismiss the case on procedural grounds. Judge sides with state on legal challenges to poultry suit. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. A hearing on that request has...

The New Zealand Poultry industry says small drops in the number of reported cases of human Campylobacter, is an encouraging sign and indicates the industry s extensive science and research programme undertaken with New Zealand Food Safety Authority and ESR is on the right track. The New Zealand Poultry industry says small drops in the number of reported cases of human Campylobacter, is an encouraging sign and indicates the industry s extensive science and research programme undertaken with...

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A new book suggests the poultry industry is far from benign. Fortunately (given their huge numbers) chickens are not a source of global warming gases in the same way as ruminants - the so-called "farting cow" factor. There are now twice as many chickens in the world as humans, most of them kept for meat and eggs. Nothing paltry about chicken industry - Stuff. But their faeces is certainly becoming a problem, not least in the US, where the Attorney-General of Oklahoma filed a suit against...