Commercial poultry farmers in Nigeria are vaccinating their chickens against a deadly strain of bird flu virus despite a government ban. He and other bird flu experts are concerned about reports that large-scale farmers around the commercial capital, Lagos, and in the north of the country have been buying the imported vaccines through local markets that are poorly regulated and frequently sell fake or defective products. He and other bird flu experts are concerned about reports that...

The ban was imposed following reports of bird flu cases in the kingdom. MINISTER of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture HE Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Khalifa al-Thani yesterday issued a ministerial decision lifting the ban on import of chicken from Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, the Joint Commission for Food Control has decided to lift the ban on frozen poultry and their products, and eggs from Saudi Arabia. At a meeting held at the National Health Authority office in Doha yesterday, the commission...

Fast cooking should still be safe cooking. Always keep raw meat, poultry, seafood and their juices away from other foods, even in the shopping cart; and always store raw meat, poultry and seafood in a container in the refrigerator so juices won t drip on other foods. Do you know how to keep food safe at home? Remembering the easy lessons clean, separate, cook and chill will help protect your family and keep your food safe. Here s a closer look: Clean Begin by washing your hands for at...

The result: unused agricultural byproducts the disposal of which is currently a cost for the poultry industry transformed into an eco-friendly alternative to petroleum-based plastic that s cheaper to manufacture. The horticulture industry has become a very large industry in the United States and is growing rapidly, and it generates a lot of waste in terms of plastic plant containers, he said. This generates quite a bit of plastic for the industry, and having a compostable, biodegradable...

Some countries, including the United States, destroy birds infected with any H5 or H7 influenza virus, because mild strains of these subtypes can mutate into highly pathogenic forms. The BBC report said two adults who were on the farm have symptoms of influenza and are receiving precautionary treatment. In February, Nigeria reported its first human H5N1 case, in a 22-year-old woman who fell ill and died after helping butcher an infected chicken. Experts support poultry vaccination In a...