EC cancels poultry threshold amendments

Organic rules roost as chicken flies off shelves Sales of free-range birds soar after TV chefs slate factory farming SALES of free-range chickens have soared after two TV chefs highlighted the sho... New case of H5N1 found in Dorset The highly pathogenic form of H5N1 avian flu has been found in another wild bird in Dorset, three weeks after the previous case was found. The dis... Disease risk 'increased' in spring Natural disasters and the movement of migratory birds are increasing the threat of serious animal epidemic outbreaks this spring, a top agriculture of... Bird flu discovered in dead goose A dead goose has tested positive for the highly virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu, government scientists have said. The remains of the bird were disc... Pakistan lifts ban on poultry import Pakistan on Thursday lifted ban on the import of poultry hydrolyzed protein, raw materials from poultry slaughter and flavoring substances for pet foo... Vietnam Assaults Avian Flu Vietnam ordered urgent preventive measures, facing propagation of bird flu in 10 provinces, because it has already affected human beings. The Natio... Bird flu could strike again in high-risk areas The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned Wednesday that intensive surveillance should continue in high-risk areas as the possibility of n... Shoppers frustrated as free-range birds fly off shelves Across the country, the words may vary but the message is the same: "Sorry, we've sold out of free-range chicken. We're doing our best to buy ... Vaccination of poultry - All you ever wanted to know (This article appeared in the February issue of the Ranger magazine by Crowshall Veterinary - For more details about free range egg production visit w... Too much red tape could prove a disincentive to expansion Following confirmation that the EU ban on battery caged production will come into effect as scheduled on 1st January 2012, many Free Range producers a... Stonegate sale only weeks away Britain's second biggest egg packer could be in the hands of a new owner in a matter of weeks. The sale of Stonegate was ordered by the Competi... Responsibility and cost sharing The huge question of how animal health and welfare should be funded – who should bear the costs of animal disease outbreaks, what controls should be p... Five pence increase needed now, says BFREPA BFREPA is calling for an immediate rise in producer price of five pence a dozen. The call came earlier this month when Association executives met with... Co-op’s battery ban plugs Free Range Award The British Free Range Egg Producers Association's Free Range Awards have received widespread exposure in a high-profile publicity campaign trigge... South China province on high alert after confirmed human bird flu case Guangdong has tightened surveillance on poultry and migrant birds after a confirmed human bird flu death case in a county of the south China province.... Bird flu can strike again in India Bird flu can strike again in high-risk areas of India although the country reined in the recent outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in West ... Pakistan reports fourth February bird flu outbreak Pakistani authorities have found a fresh outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu in chickens, the fourth case in a month in the South Asian country, a governmen... Chinese Woman Dies of Bird Flu A migrant worker has died of the H5N1 virus in southern China, the Hong Kong government said Tuesday, as the country confirmed its fourth outbreak of ... Urban chickens move to rural roost Louise Hanavan collected the last two eggs from her backyard hens Monday and then readied the birds for a winter's trip up north. North to Hant... Bird flu still serious threat, scientists say Like the rumble of distant thunder, bird flu continues to spread across Asia, Africa and Europe. Although it's been out of the news lately in the ... Bird flu strikes again, this time in a Malir farm A case of bird flu has been reported in Malir and 2,500 chickens at the Mashallah poultry farm were culled after confirmation of the avian influenza v... China bird flu victim ate sick chickens A woman in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus, which she probably contracted from sick poultry she kept in... Vietnam on high bird flu alert after new poultry outbreaks Vietnam is on high alert over bird flu after the virus killed thousands of birds in three provinces, having claimed its third human victim of the year... Dramatic rise in free range egg sales Free range retail egg sales rose by almost 20% in volume and 46% in value in the first four weeks of 2008. Free range eggs now account for more than ... Poultry ban likely to be lifted in State A high-level expert committee meeting involving the representatives of the State Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Department and a host of other relate... China confirms second bird flu outbreak in Tibet this year Chinese authorities have confirmed a new bird flu outbreak among poultry in Tibet, the second case of this year in the southwestern region, the Minist... Dead poultry raises bird flu alarm in Vietnam Dead poultry have been found in rivers and streams in northern Vietnam, a sign of a possible new bird flu outbreak during a prolonged cold spell, offi... Experts suggest ways to minimise avian flu effects on humans The Influenza Foundation of India (IFI), an advisory body to bring awareness on the disease as also its prevention and control, has issued several rec... Inquiry begins into chicken farm A public inquiry has opened into controversial plans to build a massive chicken farm near Cupar in Fife. More than 12,000 people have objected to th... Vietnam strengthens anti-bird flu activities Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked relevant state agencies and localities nationwide to intensified fights against ... China reports bird flu death A 22-year-old man in central China has died of bird flu, Hong Kong's health department said late Monday, citing a notification from the Chinese he... Bird flu kills one man, infects poultry in Vietnam Bird flu has killed a second man in Vietnam this week, infected a child and poultry in two provinces and a health official warned more people would fa... ‘Criteria to regulate poultry sector required’ The Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro asked the Ministry of Health as well as Ministry for Food, Agriculture & Livestock (MINFAL) to prepare proper c... £500k investment for Respectful Eggs following Best New Product of the Year Award Respectful Eggs, the world's first low-carbon supermarket eggs, has reported impressive sales of £1.5m in under a year of trading and received the... Tyson ships poultry to China for Olympic athletes The US Olympic Committee (USOC) has decided to import lean proteins, such as poultry, for its "Performance Nutrition" programme for athletes at the Be... Uganda poultry industry suffers with Kenya ban A ban on exports of poultry products to Kenya is slowly hampering the Ugandan poultry market as exporters complain that Kenya continues freely to expo... US poultry imports to resume European Commission officials have confirmed poultry imports from the US into the European Union (EU) are expected to resume this summer following a d... Poultry ban lifted in India state Authorities in the Indian state of West Bengal have lifted a ban on sale of poultry after declaring that the bird flu epidemic was under control. Th... Orissa not to lift ban on poultry import Orissa government on Tuesday refused to lift a ban on import of poultry birds from neighbouring West Bengal and Jharkhand, official sources said. ... Poland sticking to planned GMO livestock fodder ban Poland is sticking to plans to ban the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in livestock fodder, despite an earlier rethink, the agriculture m... Ban on poultry to be lifted in most areas of WBengal on Wednesday With the situation in birdflu-hit districts of West Bengal improving, the state government has decided to withdraw the ban on sale and transport of po... Pig and poultry supply chain to debate feed prices Grain prices and risk management are just two of the topics set to fuel the headline feed debate at the British Pig and Poultry Fair 2008 on 13th and ... Ulster farmers' fears for the £2 chicken Tesco's decision to sell chickens for £1.99 makes no economic sense at a time when poultry producers' costs have risen dramatically, The Ulste... Dhaka blames India for bird flu spread In the case of illegal immigration into India, Bangladesh's response has always been a flat denial. With regard to the bird flu ravaging West Beng... Poultry workers in normal condition: Civil Hospital The condition of three poultry workers admitted to the isolation ward of Civil Hospital, Karachi (CHK), is completely normal, said Medical Superintend... Poultry World competes with MPs at British Lion Eggs annual pancake race Poultry World's Lucy Knowles found herself racing against members of both houses of parliament and the BBC's Nick Robinson earlier this week i... Bird flu takes heavy toll on Andhra poultry sector With the poultry products' movement coming to a halt due to the spread of bird flu in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh's poultry sector is struggli... Assam culls 40,000 poultry, samples collected for flu test Authorities in Assam state have culled an estimated 40,000 poultry birds to prevent the spread of avian influenza from neighbouring West Bengal and ha... Poultry ark fits in the back garden FOLLOWING Jamie Oliver's recent tirade against factory farming of chickens, a Worcestershire garden and landscape company is hoping to lay a golde... Poultry farm workers believe bird flu is a myth Despite the alarm generated by the outbreak of bird flu in the city, employees at poultry farms have done nothing about the unhygienic conditions of t...