The funding will support the US-FAO partnership against H5N1 pathogenic avian influenza. (Image source: FAO)
FAOs commitment to fight emerging disease threats in hotspot regions worldwide is getting a boost with new funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), FAO said in a statement
Broiler meat production in South Korea is expected to reach 740,000 tonnes in 2013. (Image source: USDA)
Broiler meat production in South Korea is expected to reach 740,000 tonnes in 2013, up 2 per cent from 2012, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
US agribusiness company Cargill Inc plans to start operating one of Chinas biggest broiler production facilities by the middle of next year, boosting its presence in the region
Bhutans Ministry of Agriculture and Forests has declared that any female domesticated fowls kept for the purpose of egg production, shall never be continually confined in restrictive cages that prevent them from stretching their limbs
Poultry fed hyperimmune egg yolk antibodies have better immunity against intestinal diseases. (Image source: Jim Mead/Flickr)
A US Department of Agriculture (USDA) research found that poultry which were fed hyperimmune egg yolk antibodies had better immunity against intestinal diseases
