H.K. to resume live poultry imports from China
Asian Economic News - April 19, 2004
HONG KONG, April 15 Kyodo
Hong Kong will resume importing live poultry from China next Tuesday following the control of avian influenza on the mainland, a top health official said Thursday.
Some 6,000 Chinese chickens will be allowed into Hong Kong daily for the first three days from Tuesd... (Read More)
Pigeons don't follow crows - Life - Brief Article
Current Science - April 16, 2004
OXFORD, England -- How do homing pigeons manage to find their way home when miles away? They head down Main Street until reach the Mickey D's on the right. There they onto the Garden Parkway, going south for about 10 miles until they see the sign for Route A34. In other words, they follow roads a... (Read More)
EU allows imports of U.S. poultry except from Texas - European Union
Food & Drink Weekly - April 5, 2004
The European Union lifted March 30 its ban on poultry product imports from the United States, except for poultry products from Texas because of concerns about the discovery there in February of avian bird flu. The EU's Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health approved a European Com... (Read More)
Avian flu precautions - News Watch
International Travel News - April 1, 2004
Regarding countries that are reporting outbreaks of avian influenza A(H5N1) in humans and animals, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), within the Department of Health & Human Services, are providing the following information.
Currently, the CDC does not recommend that the. gener... (Read More)
Meridiana flight makes emergency landing after bird strike
Airline Industry Information - March 31, 2004
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A Meridiana flight made an emergency landing yesterday (30 March) after two birds struck one of the MD-80 aircraft's engines.
The aircraft had departed from Sardinia's Olbia airport for Milan's Linate airport, but returned about ... (Read More)
Ducks at Dutch farm killed as preventive step
Asian Economic News - March 29, 2004
BRUSSELS, March 22 Kyodo
The Dutch Agriculture Ministry confirmed Monday a fourth fowl farm this year has been emptied as a preventive measure after the farm found birds with antibodies against bird flu.
''We cannot say anything more than that the farm in Liempde (in southeastern Netherlan... (Read More)
Philippines' San Miguel starts exporting chicken to Japan
Asian Economic News - March 29, 2004
MANILA, March 26 Kyodo
San Miguel Corp., the largest Philippine food and beverage conglomerate, said Friday it has started exporting poultry products to Japan.
San Miguel said it has inked a deal with a Japanese meatpacking company, Yonekyu Corp., to export 28 tons of deboned chicken parts... (Read More)
Controlling birds requires more than a wing and a prayer - Hotel operations: pest control
Hotel & Motel Management - March 15, 2004, by Elaine Yetzer Simon
Birds can be nuisances and health hazards at hotels--inside and out--just as easily as ants, cockroaches and bed bugs.
"Depending on the layout of the hotel, birds can sometimes find their way inside," said Frank Meek, national pest control technical manager for Orkin. "Hotels with large lobbie... (Read More)
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