When the Egyptian government outlawed raising poultry on roofs and balconies in February of last year to curb bird flu, the Cairo teacher whisked his brood straight into his bedroom. Egypt, where domestic arrangements like Abdel Azim's are the norm, has emerged as one of two countries hardest-hit by bird flu, along with Indonesia. What complicates matters is the general reluctance among Egyptians to believe government warnings on the dangers of bird flu and sharing living space with...

And in addition to protecting poultry from the outside world, the coop also protects surrounding land from the birds by containing the mess and smell typical of normal chicken farms. The idea has already attracted many fans, including the owner of one of the biggest chicken farms in Dong Nai. Cool chicken coops protect poultry. However, if we look at both methods from a long term perspective, raising chickens in indoor cooled coops costs much less than raising in outdoor coops, and we can...

When the Egyptian government outlawed raising poultry on roofs and balconies in February of last year to curb bird flu, he whisked his brood straight into his bedroom. What complicates matters is the general reluctance among Egyptians to believe government warnings on the dangers of bird flu and sharing living space with poultry. Egypt, where domestic arrangements like Abdel Azim's are the norm, has emerged as one of two countries hardest-hit by bird flu, along with Indonesia. Within a...

According to him, the fodder plant will have a production capacity of 60 tonnes per hour and will supply the poultry farms the company owns domestically. Banvit group, Turkey's biggest poultry producer, invested 5m euros in a poultry incubator in Urziceni, Ialomita county, and plans to double its investment in the next two years. Three years ago, the company contracted a 15m-dollar loan from IFC to start carrying out a project related to the construction of a poultry farm and of a...

This follows refinements to the dosage and method of administration of the Imugene bird flu vaccine for broiler chickens. The trial group with 100% protection received the first dose of Imugene's vaccine injected directly into chicken eggs followed by an oral booster dose when the chickens were seven days old. Imugene Limited (IMU) has received results from further trials of its avian influenza vaccine for chickens showing efficacy levels reaching 100% Imugene's previous trial results...