The petroleum used for synthetic fertilizer is more costly, so farmers of all sorts are looking for something less expensive to spread. Rising oil prices make for premium on Oregon chicken manure. Demand won't diminish, he said, because farmers are unlikely to forego the advantages of chicken manure even if petroleum prices fall. Chicken manure, which the Eugene company also sells, costs about $15 per acre, although it costs more to spread. An alternative is cow manure, but growers say it...

From choosing your meats to cooking them up to serving them up, look no further. If you press your index finger and thumb together, and press the fleshiest part of your thumb, the firmness is very close to that of a rare steak. Preparing the grill _ Once you've determined how the food will be grilled, prepare the cooking grate. In hot weather or with small cuts of meat such as chicken breasts, the meat may need only 15 to 20 minutes to come to cool room temperature. Ground meat is the...

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Vietnamese officials have confirmed the first human case of avian influenza since 2005, state media said Friday. Five days before he fell ill, the man slaughtered chickens for a wedding party in Vinh Phuc. Vietnam once had the highest number of human bird flu fatalities, with 42 people having died of the infection between 2003 and 2005, but it has since been surpassed by Indonesia with 76 deaths. He cannot breathe without the aid of a respirator. Related Links Medindia on Bird Flu Avian...

Health officials investigating the bird flu outbreak in north Wales have said that 36 people could have been in contact with the disease. She said: "Person-to-person spread would be very unusual but limited spread of this type has been seen elsewhere in the past in some cases of bird flu. The NPHS defined possible contacts of bird flu as those who had been in contact with affected premises or infected poultry. Dr Lyons added: "Of the people with conjunctivitis or a flu-like illness, some...