Brazil gives green light for compartmentalisation status The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA) has awarded a leading layer breeding...
Avian flu outbreaks emerge across the globe Highly pathogenic avian flu outbreaks have affected countries in Europe, Asia and Africa in the past week....
US use of antibiotics in poultry far greater than in the UK Antibiotic use in US poultry production is 3 times higher than the UK and 5 times higher for turkeys, according...
IEC: Global standards for animal health and welfare vital Global standards for animal health and welfare, which are being established by the World Animal Health...
Japanese authorities battle bird flu outbreak Japanese authorities have culled 92,000 chickens following the discovery of the highly pathogen H5 avian...
Aviagen wins US compartmentalisation certification for AI Aviagen has become the first US poultry primary breeder company to be certified as an Avian Influenza Clean...
US broiler exports still recovering from AI United States’ broiler exports are still recovering from the avian influenza outbreak that the country struggled...
South Korea lifts ban on US poultry South Korea has lifted its ban on US poultry and poultry products and will allow eggs to enter the country duty...
H7N9 risk addressed in China A resurgent outbreak of a new strain of avian influenza that can be lethal for humans underscores the need for...
Avian influenza hits US breeder flock An outbreak of highly pathogenic H7 Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a commercial chicken breeder...
Awareness first in fight against antimicrobial resistance At the end of her first year of mandate as Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE),...
OIE launches avian influenza web portal Gaining a better understanding of avian influenza, providing easy access to the OIE’s recommendations on how to...
Global leaders commit to act on antimicrobial resistance World leaders signalled an unprecedented level of attention to curb the spread of infections that are resistant...
FAO calls for increased H5N1 vigilance in Africa Countries across West and Central Africa are on alert as the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1...
Number of cases of AI in France rises to 15 The number of cases of high pathogen avian influenza in the south east of France has risen to 15.
More AI outbreaks reported across Europe Avian influenza has been detected in as many as five poultry flocks in France, one in Germany, and one in Italy.
Avian influenza difficult to deal with Poultry producers in Europe and the US are out of the woods when it comes to the avian influenza threat from...
Transparency in reporting AI On 22nd June, ProMed reported on a episode of mortality in migratory birds in the southern part of Zambia. An...
Why not vaccinate against AI Vaccination offers a cost-effective method to suppress clinical outbreaks and reduce the impact of...
Progress on OIE Global Hen Housing Standards Progress on the OIE’s Global Hen Housing outcome-based standards is taking place but may not come into force...
Lessons learned from the recent US HPAI epornitic The last confirmed case of H5N2 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was diagnosed in Iowa in a commercial...
Getting to grips with avian influenza If one looks at the overview of the world organization for animal health (OIE) concerning outbreaks of avian...
Central America on the way to further progress El Salvador will be hosting the upcoming edition of the biennial ALA congress and show. This small country in...
IPC Conference: Working together works Poultry producing countries share common goals. Food safety and public health are particular issues that link...
Good quality chicks from disinfected eggs As a central link between multiplication and production level, the hatchery has to ensure the best potency of...
Poultry welfare will further improve Keeping layers in cages and broilers in densely populated houses has become a common practice. Meanwhile,...
Compartmentalisation is the credible way forward Building consensus to maintain global trade during a disease crisis is one of the most important issues the...
Compartmentalisation is the credible way forward Building consensus to maintain global trade during a disease crisis is one of the most important issues the...
ACONTECIMIENTOS: XX Congreso Latinoamericano de Avicultura Los organizadores del XX Congreso Latinoamericano de Avicultura consideran que el objetivo del evento fue...
XX Congreso Latinoamericano en Porto Alegre, Brasil El XX Congreso Latinoamericano de Avicultura se realizará en Porto Alegre, Brasil del 25 al 28 de Septiembre,...
Newcastle disease revisited The attention of the world's poultry producers has been dominated by avian influenza during the past five...
EPC 2006 covers current and future research issues The XII European Poultry Conference (EPC) held in Verona, Italy from 10-14 September, was one of the best ever....