Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is now recognized as a major global public health problem which has been aggravated by the irrational use of antimicrobial agents in human and animal health as well as the presence of these agents in the environment. AMR in animal pathogens makes disease treatments ineffective, increases the …
Rome: The United Nations warned Monday of a possible resurgence of the deadly bird flu virus, saying wild bird migrations had brought it back to previously virus-free countries and that a mutant strain was spreading in Asia. A mutant strain of H5N1, which can apparently sidestep defences of existing vaccines, …
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that the deadly bird flu, which first appeared in 2003, is rearing its head again in Asia and other countries. The organisation has said that there are signs of a mutant strain of H5NI spreading and urged heightened readiness and surveillance against …
The United Nations warned of a possible major resurgence of bird flu and said a mutant strain of the H5N1 virus was spreading in Asia and elsewhere. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday urged increased surveillance and preparation for a potential outbreak of the virus, which it …
The United Nations has warned of a possible major resurgence of bird flu and said a mutant strain of the H5N1 virus is spreading in Asia and elsewhere. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation on Monday said countries that could face the biggest problems were Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Indonesia and …
The recent detection of cases of avian influenza in humansunderscores the ongoing risk of human infection with new strains of influenza,says a recent ICDDR,B study. It said two human cases of infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) and one human case of infection with avian influenza A (H9N2) viruseswere detected through …
Rudraprayag: Despite of shortage of basic facilities, the Animal Husbandry department has undertaken some notable measures for improvement of bovine breeds and experiments in artificial insemination for improved breeds. Cross breeding with foreign breeds for improving the breed for specific purposes has achieved an increase in milk production which has …
Broiler chickens (raised for their meat) are produced by the millions in industrial facilities concentrated in just a handful of states in United States of America, and much of the waste they produce ends up polluting the nation’s waterways. “In just over 50 years, the broiler industry has been transformed …
The High Court yesterday directed the government to stop use of tannery waste in poultry and fish feed production in the capital within 30 days. Delivering a verdict on a writ petition, the court also ordered the government to shut within this period the factories and business enterprises which are …
More than 1,000 field staff of the department of livestock services are now using cell phone and web-based SMS gateway to report Avian Infleunza outbreaks in the poultry farms of 306 upazilas. The DLS staff through SMS reported 144 out of the 161 outbreaks that have occurred during the last …
Once again there is a food safety scare. A deadly strain of E coli bacterium has hit Germany, where it has taken the lives of 25 people and affected another 2,300 till date. German food inspectors on the trail of the source of contamination have as yet made two errors—blaming …
Instead of looking at the business of food, growing healthy food may be the target Once again there is a food safety scare. A deadly strain of E coli bacterium has hit Germany, where it has so far taken the lives of 25 people and affected another 2,300. German food …
The Livestock and Rural Community Development Ministry will enhance the livestock production in the country to achieve self-sufficiency in livestock products by 2016, Livestock and Rural Community Development Ministry Secretary A H Gamage said. He said that it was necessary to produce 740 million litres of milk, 200,000 metric tonnes …
An Indian poultry breed, called Kadaknath is native to Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh. The breed is famous for its black meat known for its quality, texture and flavour. This poultry reared mainly by some tribal communities in Madhya Pradesh. Scientists from the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jhabua, observed that the …
It will take at least 10 years to eradicate the H5N1 bird flu virus, which has killed scores of humans, from poultry in the six countries where it is endemic, a UN agency said on April 21. The strain of the avian influenza virus was reported in 60 countries at …
New Delhi: Antibiotic shots, being used at will to make chickens fatter or shrimps bigger, will be soon regularized. For the first time, National Policy for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance has put a cap on how much antibiotics can be pumped into seafood or poultry products, including shrimps or fish …
Eliminating the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus from poultry in the six countries where it remains endemic will take ten or more years, according to a FAO report.
Animal Husbandry Minister Ajay Vishnoi has said that along with progress in the animal husbandry sector, several diseases have also come to the fore like bird flu. There is a need to train Animal Husbandry Department
Surveillance throughout Tripura has been intensified to monitor further spread of bird flu infection after laboratory tests confirmed H5 strains in the poultry samples collected from state poultry farm, Gandhigram, official sources today said. Tests conducted at ERDDL, Kolkata and High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL), Bhopal have confirmed that …
AGARTALA, March 7: H5 strains of avian influenza have been confirmed in the poultry samples collected from State Poultry Farm at Gandhigram, Agartala, Tripura. The samples collected from the infected site were forwarded to the ERDDL, Kolkata and High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL), Bhopal for testing. The test conducted …
