Vietnam is facing a high risk of bird flu outbreaks due to unfavorable weather conditions which reduce the animals' resistance according to the Animal Health Department under the Ministry of Agricu

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on Monday designated an animal influenza lab in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province as the Reference Center for Animal Influenz

JAIPUR: The proposed National Livestock Mission, supported by a budget allocation of Rs 307 crore, is likely to strengthen the animal husbandry industry in the state. Rajasthan is among the leading states in livestock production and it contributes nearly 11% to the state GDP.

The livestock mission will help to attract investment and enhance productivity along with increasing the availability of feeder and fodder. The experts and farmers related to animal husbandry welcomed the step.

Guwahati: The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in association with the Ministry of Food Processing and Industries, Government of India, is organizing the LIVESTOCK and POULTRY INDIA Summit in Guwahati on February 22 (Friday).

Pork , fish, eggs, meat and milk form part of the staple food of the people of the North East as such poultry farming and pig rearing also provide gainful employment. However, these are largely confined to backyard rearing and commercialization is yet to make a dent in the region.

A farmer takes care of a calf, affected with foot-and-mouth disease, at Chinipara village in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila, inset, saliva comes out of the mouth of a cow infected with the virus at the

Banke, Bardiya and Dang of Mid-western Tarai region are at high risk of bird flu, sources said today.

Pakistan reported more than 1,000 outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) last year, the largest number of FMD epidemics ever recorded in the world, said a speaker at an international conference

The UN food agency on Tuesday warned the world risked a surge in bird flu outbreaks unless countries strengthen their monitoring against dangerous animal diseases despite economic hardship, reports

Scientists Lift Moratorium A Year After Tests Were Suspended Over Terror Fears

Experiments with a deadly flu virus, suspended last year after a fierce global debate over safety, will start up again in some laboratories, probably within the next few weeks, scientists say. The research touched off a firestorm in 2011 when it became known that two groups, one in the Netherlands and another in the United States, had genetically altered a dangerous bird flu virus to make it more contagious in mammals. Scientists warned that a deadly pandemic could break out if the mutant virus leaked out of the lab accidentally or if terrorists stole it or made it themselves, using articles in scientific journals for the recipe.