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Bird flu outbreak hits Dutch chicken farm
Dutch authorities were slaughtering thousands of chickens at a poultry farm in central Netherlands after an outbreak of a bird flu variety there, an agriculture ministry spokesman said.
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Jun 24, 2011 |
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Dietary yeast extracts tested as alternative to antibiotics in poultry
A dietary yeast extract could be an effective alternative to antibiotics for poultry producers, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study.
Apr 14, 2011 |
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Japan culls 10,000 chickens to contain bird flu
Japan began slaughtering some 10,000 chickens Saturday at a poultry farm in western Miyazaki prefecture in a bid to contain an outbreak of bird flu, the local government said.
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Jan 22, 2011 |
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Germany shuts 934 bird farms, piggeries after food scare
Germany has closed 934 poultry farms and piggeries after a dioxin food scare, the agriculture ministry announced on Saturday.
Jan 16, 2011 |
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Hong Kong bird tests positive for bird flu
Hong Kong authorities confirmed Thursday that a dead bird found in the southern Chinese territory had tested positive for the H5 strain of the bird flu virus.
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Dec 23, 2010 |
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Less feather pecking with bitter spray
Feather pecking among chickens can be reduced by half if their feathers are sprayed with a bitter substance. Unfortunately, pecking cannot be corrected, says Bas Rodenburg of the Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre of Wageningen ...
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Hong Kong bird tests positive for H5N1
Hong Kong authorities said Friday that a dead chicken found in the southern Chinese territory had tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus.
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Mar 06, 2009 |
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Tracking poultry litter phosphorus: Threat of accumulation?
The Delmarva Peninsula, flanking the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay, is home to some 600 million chickens. The resulting poultry manure and some of the chicken house bedding material is usually composted and then spread ...
Jan 28, 2009 |
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