BIRD FLU: Smuggled Frozen Chicken Carry AI Risk
GLOBAL - Summary of Bird Flu / Avian Influenza related news from across the world.

CAP Health Check to Ease Plight of Farmers
EU - The European Commission welcomes the political agreement by EU agriculture ministers on the Health Check of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Demand for Cobb 500 ‘Quite Outstanding’
POLAND - Cobb Germany celebrated its 10^th anniversary in the Polish market with a well attended customer seminar involving 87 clients from all over the country.

Russian Federation: Livestock and Products 2008
RUSSIA - The Russian government announced Resolution #828 on November 7, 2008 that establishes beef, pork and poultry import volumes and custom duty rates applicable to in-quota and out-of-quota imports for 2009. The main portion of the meat import quota...

Research Consortium to Sequence Turkey Genome
GERMANY - An international consortium¹ of researchers has begun an effort to sequence the genome of the domesticated turkey, Meleagris gallopavo. The genome sequence will be obtained using the Roche GS-FLX™ sequencing platform and the recently...

Immediate Reform of UN Body Urged
IRELAND - Trevor Sargent T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food yesterday (20 November) called for the immediate reform of the UN's agriculture wing as part of a global effort to deal with the scourge of hunger.

AECL Publishes Annual Report
AUSTRALIA - Australian Egg Corporation Limited (AECL) has published its 2008 Annual Report. An overview is offered here with a link to the full report.

Bosnia-Hercegovina: Poultry and Products 2008
BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA - A project funded by the World Bank has been initiated this week to help control avian flu in the country. The report, subtitled BiH Starts with the WB Supported Avian Influenza Project worth $7 million was prepared by Sanela...

Eggs Factor Winner Announced
UK - Vicki Nowak, has won the British Lion egg cooking competition.

Rainbow Plans on Branding
SOUTH AFRICA - Rainbow Chicken is to focus on branding its products, to move the image of chicken from simply a commodity to a higher end product.

Poultry Plant Fined over Poor Safety
NORTH CAROLINA - A poultry plant has been fined for a series of major safety violations.

UK Officially Free from Avian Influenza (AI)
UK - The UK is officially free from Avian Influenza (AI) from yesterday (20 November), according to the rules laid down by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

Facing Up to a Global Shortage of Vets
GLOBAL - The United States is facing a shortage of large-animal veterinarians that could jeopardize the nation's food supply, and result in diseases spreading from animals to humans, according to a veterinary scientist in Penn State's College of Agricultural...

Bangladesh Reports AI Outbreak
BANGLADESH - The veterinary authorities have sent a follow-up report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) regarding one further outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) of the H5N1 sub-type.

CME: How Long Before US Sees Price Decline?
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 20 November 2008.

Weekly US Broiler Hatchery Report
US - The number of eggs placed was down 7 per cent while the broiler chicks placed were down 4 per cent, reports the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

S Korea Finds Banned Substance in Chinese Duck
SOUTH KOREA - The authorities have found traces of chloramphenicol in duck meat imported from China.

Poultry Regulations Challenged by Farmers
MARYLAND - Local farmers and agency representatives challenged proposed Maryland Department of Environment pollution regulations at a recent public hearing at Chesapeake College.

Rainbow Chicken's 'Gloomy' Outlook
SOUTH AFRICA - Rainbow Chicken has announced an almost 40 per cent drop in earnings for the half-year.

FAO: Appeal for New World Agricultural Order
ROME - FAO Director-General, Jacques Diouf, yesterday (20 November) appealed to world leaders to meet together next year to design a new agricultural order and find $30 billion a year to eradicate hunger from the Earth once and for all.

Plant Workers Plead Guilty
SOUTH CAROLINA - Twelve ex-employees at the Columbia Farms have plead guilty to immigration and identity fraud charges.

CME: Crude Oil Prices Impact Livestock Production
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 18 November 2008.

Moy Park Invests in Major Plant Upgrade
NORTHERN IRELAND - Leading poultry producer, Moy Park, is upgrading its plant in Craigavon in County Armagh with new frying and fast-freezing equipment.

International Egg and Poultry Review
US - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This week's report covers the poultry situation and outlook several Asian countries - China, Japan...

NMIS Intensifies Campaign Against Unsafe Meat
THE PHILIPPINES - To make sure that consumers are eating safe meat, in the coming Christmas season in particular, the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) has started to inspect public markets, slaughterhouses and post-abbatoir operations with the...