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 …
Speakers at a function here on Saturday stressed the need for creating awareness among the people about bird flu as HSNI virus causes widespread death of poultry birds and also affects human being. "The virus spreads through affected fowls, their eggs, feathers, excreta and even vehicles that are used for …
Canada said on Monday it will pursue World Trade Organisation action against China if it maintains its ban on pork and hogs from the province of Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Saturday it had found the H1N1 flu virus in a swine herd in the western province of …
Underscoring the significance of individual measures that served as the first line of defence against any influenza virus, speakers at a discussion on swine flu said that though the virus seemed to be getting less virulent with time, there was a dire need to create awareness about it and take …
The Minister Health and Family Welfare, AFM Ruhal Haque, on Wednesday urged everyone not to be panicked by Swine flu. He advised all to be aware of this new sub-type of H1N1 virus that has claimed more than 150 lives across the world in the last few days. And he …
Veterinary Surgeon Anoma Suwandaratne warned that people should be alert about the Avian flu though there is no direct threat of the disease spreading to Sri Lanka. We need to be more careful about this epidemic which could spread through ducks and fowl. "Government has stopped the import of poultry, …
"Innovative and modern solutions in the agriculture sector hold the key to development and prosperity of the country and well placed emphasis on agriculture can kick-start the development process because of its direct and indirect association with all sectors of the economy." This was stated here on Tuesday by Punjab …
The normal life of people in Avani, Menajenahalli and surrounding villages in the taluk has turned into complete hell due to the invasion of flies, alleged the villagers on Saturday. Narayan Shetty started a big poultry farm in Yalagodanahalli and because of the lack of cleanliness the flies had increased. …
Over 2000 chickens were culled in a poultry farm here Wednesday night following detection of bird flu. Sources at the Upazila Veterinary Hospital said some chickens died at the poultry farm of Shahjahan Chowdhury in Rajashan Ghasmahal area in the last few days. When samples of the dead chicken were …
South African farmers have been offered 10 million hectares of farm land to grow maize, soya beans as well as poultry and dairy farming in the Republic of Congo, South Africa's main farmers union said on Wednesday. The deal, which covers an area more than twice the size of Switzerland, …
KOLKATA, March 14: The Centre has proposed that areas within 5 kms from the international border with Bangladesh, will be kept poultry-free, in a strategy to prevent avian influenza from flaring up in border states like Assam and West Bengal. Authorities suspect that the H5NI virus which afflicted the backyard …
Four Indonesians have died of bird flu, raising the death toll in the country hardest hit by the disease to 119, an official said Tuesday. Bayu Krisnamurthi, chief of the National Bird Flu Commission, said all the victims were believed to have been infected after coming into contact with sick …
Since in-feed antibiotics (IFAs) are being taken out of broiler diets around the world, beginning in Sweden in the year 1986, the search for alternatives to replace IFAs has gained increasing interest in animal nutrition. Gut microflora appears to be the target for IFAs and alternatives to exert health benefits …
Siliguri, Feb. 25: The Darjeeling district administration has confirmed the presence of the bird flu virus in Punding and Khairani under Sukna panchayat near here today. Culling operations will start from late this evening in Sukna panchayat and Champasari, the other flu affected area.
Balurghat, Feb. 23: Culling figures in Barhamhar have exceeded the target set by the animal resources development (ARD) department that was going by the last poultry census. Till today, the number of chicken and ducks culled stood at 37,840. Following the 2007-census, the culling target in a 3-km radius of …
LUCKNOW: Scanning of the water birds for possible strain of bird flu (H5N1) has started in the state. The effort has been undertaken to discover the virus that causes bird flu and water birds are said to be the potential carriers of the same. The state forest department has handed …
The Government has identified cross-border movement of poultry between India and Bangladesh as the cause of frequent outbreaks of avian flu in Assam and West Bengal, and will ask the two States to check the movement. Top animal science officials from both the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and …
Director-general of ICAR Mangla Roy inaugurates a poultry centre at BAU on Sunday. Picture by Manik Bose Ranchi, Feb. 8: Birsa Agriculture University (BAU), Ranchi, is well on the path to take its annual piglet production from 600 to over 2,000 per year, thanks to a mega seed project funded …
WASHINGTON - The H5N1 bird flu virus, which has now sickened more than 400 people globally, is infecting birds and people all across China and is still a cause for serious concern, flu experts said on Tuesday. Recent cases are the expected winter seasonal surge seen for many types of …
