Capture fisheries and aquaculture produced about 148 million tonnes of fish valued at US$218 billion in 2010, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said
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Protesters cut power to poultry farm in India, thousands of birds die
700,000 birds were killed in India when protesters cut the power to a poultry farm. (Image source: Salt Spring Community/Flickr)
Nearly 700,000 birds died when protesters cut off the power supply to a poultry farm in Vizianagaram district in India, which cut the air conditioning and caused asphyxiation
Study reveals 13 zoonoses responsible for 2.2 million human deaths per year
A new global study mapping human-animal diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and Rift Valley fever finds that 13 zoonoses are responsible for 2.2 million human deaths per year
Newcastle disease virus isolated from swine
Chinese scientists have isolated the Newcastle disease virus from pigs. (Image source: S H Photos/Flickr)
Chinese scientists have isolated the Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) from swine normally considered to infect only birds
Bird flu: China culls more than 150,000 chickens
China has culled more than 150,000 chickens in bird flu outbreak. (Image source: bigb20/Flickr)
Authorities in Chinas northwestern region of Xinjiang have culled more than 150,000 chickens following an outbreak of bird flu
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