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Health
Coronary Capitalism
February 2, 2012 – Kenneth Rogoff, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Harvard University and former chief economist at the IMF, has taken a look at the processed food industry and record rates of obesity and found a "huge market failure."
Japan Bans Australian Poultry
January 31, 2012 –Japan has banned imports of all Australian poultry products after an outbreak of avian influenza among ducks in Victoria.
CPRC Update: February 2012
Poultry disease prevention draws on a broad range of tools. Management, biosecurity, genetic selection, vaccination and antimicrobials all play important parts.
Time Is Now for Stewardship
The watchword for the poultry industry going forward is “stewardship,” Dr. Lloyd Weber said at the Poultry Industry Council’s (PIC) Poultry Innovations Conference, held recently in London, Ont.
Scientists Behind Lab Bred Bird Flu Suspend Research For 60 Days
January 23, 2012 – Scientists who created easier-to-spread versions of the deadly bird flu said they are temporarily halting more research, as international specialists debate what should happen next.
Germany To Restrict Antibiotic Use In Farm Animals
January 11, 2012 – Germany will restrict the use of antibiotics in farm animals to prevent over-use of medication, following allegations of excessive use of antibiotics by German poultry farmers.
HACCP Credited for Reducing Salmonella Cases From Chicken
January 11, 2012 – Federally imposed processing safeguards prevented an estimated 190,000 cases of Salmonella poisoning from broiler chickens in the late 1990s, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Maple Lodge Farms Faces Criminal Charges as CFIA Alleges Animal Health Violations
January 9, 2012 – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has laid 60 criminal charges against Maple Lodge Farms alleging thousands of chickens died from exposure to cold conditions during transportation. |
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