An improved poultry influenza vaccine has been developed by researchers from the Pirbright Institute. Poultry World spoke to Professor Munir Iqbal, head of the Avian Influenza Virus group, to more fully understand this vaccine and its potential. Many poultry flu vaccines protect birds from serious illness and death but do not prevent them from transmitting the virus. …
pandemic is ravaging the United States. From Maine to Wyoming, contagious bird flu has swept across farms and forests, killing chickens, ducks, turkeys and more than 40 varieties of wild birds. This pandemic has been particularly hard on poultry farmers, who have lost more than 24 million chickens and turkeys to this new strain of avian influenza. …
The United Arab Emirates took in February for the first time the lead in poultry imports from Brazil, industry association ABPA reported. The Gulf country surpassed China, which had been the leading poultry buyer until then. The UAE acquired 42,800 tonnes in poultry, up 89.9% year on year. “The UAE gained prominence in exports from Brazil in the last couple …
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Global poultry trade affected by Coronavirus Global poultry trade affected by Coronavirus Analysts believe China’s supply of poultry and egg products are likely to be affected over the next 6 months due to the ongoing battle against Coronavirus. Poultry prices have fallen sharply in recent weeks with restrictions placed on moving birds …
