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World Poultry - News: Vietnam halts nationwide poultry vaccination
www.worldpoultry.net | May 27, 2011
The nationwide vaccination of poultry against bird flu in Vietnam has been halted as a new type of the H5N1 virus had rendered the vaccine ineffective the Vietnamese government has said.

PigProgress - News: PRRS virus biosecurity manual published
www.pigprogress.net
Researchers at the University of Minnesota's Swine Disease Eradication Center (SDEC) have compiled a manual with protocols to prevent the spread of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) virus, the website of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) reports.

Pioneering Research Into Healing Power Of Sugar
www.medicalnewstoday.com | Jul 23, 2009
A pioneering University of Wolverhampton lecturer has won a £25,000 grant to research the healing effect of sugar on cuts and wounds. Senior Lecturer Moses Murandu grew up in Zimbabwe

NFU: Agriculture Part Of Climate Change Solution
www.thepoultrysite.com | Dec 2, 2011
UK - As the world tries to agree on its next steps towards managing climate change in Durban, South Africa, the National Farmers Union (NFU) is working with others in the industry to ensure that agriculture’s contribution to tackling the problem is recognised.

Veterinary Medicines or Pharmaceuticals in South Africa
www.zibb.co.za | Sep 30, 2010
Veterinary Medicines or Pharmaceuticals in South Africa

World Poultry - News: Dutch farmers shun bird flu vaccination for now
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Many Dutch farmers are choosing to wait rather than vaccinate poultry now against bird flu because they fear a negative effect on exports, industry groups said this week.

World Poultry - News: Hope on homeopathic product to protect against avian flu
www.worldpoultry.net
Avitech Lifesciences Inc. has announced that it has commissioned CMI Cosmetic Manufacturers Inc. to begin production of a natural product to protect against the avian flu virus.

World Poultry - News: First H5N1 case in Denmark poultry
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The first case of H5N1 bird flu in poultry has been confirmed on Funen island in Denmark.

World Poultry - News: Bird flu virus - a mass murderer
www.worldpoultry.net
It is becoming better understood what it takes to turn ordinary bird flu virus into a mass murderer, according to medical sleuths looking into one of the deadliest killers in history, the 1918 flu.

World Poultry - News: Bird-flu fears cut exports
www.worldpoultry.net
The current bird flu outbreak in Thailand is creating further export difficulties for Saha Farms, one of the country's largest chicken producers and exporters.