The findings have been published in the Journal of Virology and is the first study to look at an H7N9 vaccine in chickens, the animals the disease originates in. (Image source: Schwanengesang/Pixabay)
Researchers in the USA have developed a vaccine H5N1 and H7N9 strains of avian influenza — rampant in Southeast Asia — using the Newcastle disease virus strain
In 2012, China stopped the import of beef from Brazil due to the fear of mad-cow disease. (Image source: Pixabay)
After China lifted a three-year embargo on Brazilian beef exports, the South American nation is set to begin exporting the meat to China from early June
Hog production in Q1 2015 reached 499,890 tonnes. (Image source: Adam Cohn)
Production levels in the Philippines poultry and pig farming sectors has risen in Q1 2015
Indonesia is free of Early Mortality Syndrome until now. (Image source: PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)
One of the largest producers of aquaculture, Indonesia’s production target is set at around 18mn tonnes in 2015
Import volumes are yet to catch up to export volumes, and there is still an expectation that Australia’s slaughter will slow through late winter – limiting the volume of beef available for exports. (Image source: PDPhotos/Pixabay)
Australian beef exports to North America were 55 per cent higher compared to last year during April 2015, as the price of imported beef in the USA is still high
