Speaking at a press conference held in Accra on avian influenza he said It is specifically based on the containment of actual outbreaks and the prevention of new ones through adequate response, strengthening of surveillance measures and increased awareness of all stakeholders for immediate alert and response actions to any outbreak which may occur in the country. Speaking at a press conference held in Accra on avian influenza he said It is specifically based on the containment of actual...

Vietnam has earned worldwide praise for successfully containing the epidemic with its aggressive measures to protect against the spread of the bird flu. He has also asked local authorities to tighten checks on the transport and slaughter of poultry to contain the spread and to continue to vaccinate poultry. He is the first Vietnamese to die from the deadly virus in 17 months; of four others with the virus who were detected early, two have recovered and two remain in hospital. Although the...

A walking tour of the farm includes the large barn that is home during the winter and early spring to laying hens, sheep, chicks for meat and laying chickens, cows, peacocks, a rooster, two geese, a horse and a barn cat, creating a cacophony of farmyard sounds. A walking tour of the farm includes the large barn that is home during the winter and early spring to laying hens, sheep, chicks for meat and laying chickens, cows, peacocks, a rooster, two geese, a horse and a barn cat, creating a...

Cost rise not balanced by food prices increase THERE are a number of factors which are likely to increase food production costs but these will not, in many cases, be balanced by an increase in food prices. This is set to last until 2013 but a health check next year will focus on full decoupling; ending set aside; a flat rate modulation payment and a big switch to rural development. High standards at home made people feel good - they wanted high quality products but buying cheap food from...

ARS agricultural engineeer Kurt Rosentrater has turned DDGS from corn-based ethanol production into high-quality pellets using processing equipment at a commercial feed mill. One hundred percent of distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a byproduct of ethanol production, can be pelletized without adding a binding agent or anything else, according to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators. Fish raised for food in the growing aquaculture industry eat...

While food imports have increased, the percentage of shipments inspected by the FDA has declined from 1.8 percent in 2003, to 1.3 percent this year to an expected 1.1 percent next year. That's not much consolation for the folks whose pets died earlier this year after eating pet food laced with melamine, an ingredient that also went into swine and poultry feed. Add to that the Food and Drug Administration's limited capacity to inspect food as it comes in this year it will test about 1.3...