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Plasma reduces harmful bacteria on raw chicken

Plasma reduces harmful bacteria on raw chicken

A new study by food safety researchers at Drexel University demonstrates that plasma can be an effective method for killing pathogens on uncooked poultry. Although recent high-profile outbreaks of foodborne illness have involved contaminated fresh produce, the most common source of harmful bacteria in food is uncooked poultry and other meat products. The bacteria responsible for most foodborne illnesses, Campylobacter and Salmonella , are found on...

Vietnam: Ministry inspects regional bird flu prevention, control

Vietnam: Ministry inspects regional bird flu prevention, control

Seven groups from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are inspecting bird flu prevention and control in 48 cities and provinces as the d...

Nigeria: security unrest causes poultry glut

Nigeria: security unrest causes poultry glut

Series of unrest in the country are taking a toll on the Agriculture sector, as poultry farmers across the country lose billions of naira to glut.

A re...

Lawmakers debate ban on arsenic in chicken feed

Lawmakers debate ban on arsenic in chicken feed

(U.S.) Chicken farmers nationwide have stopped feeding their flocks a drug containing arsenic since a 2011 government study suggested the cancer-causi...

 

Nepal, Vietnam, and India find more H5N1 in poultry

Nepal, Vietnam, and India find more H5N1 in poultry

Animal health officials in Nepal yesterday reported H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks at farms in the eastern part of the country, while Vietnam and India reported more detections in poultry.

 Following massive poultry deaths on farms in Nepal's Sun...

Australia: from poultry waste to renewable energy

Australia: from poultry waste to renewable energy

Using curbside, commercial and biowaste from its poultry industry, the City of Greater Bendigo is building a business case that could see the introduction of Australia's first multiple stream waste to energy facility.

The economic and environmental in...

Nepal: Poultry Policy aims to triple poultry business in 15 years

Nepal: Poultry Policy aims to triple poultry business in 15 years

The Nepal government has introduced the Poultry Policy that targets to triple per capita consumption and availability of chicken and eggs in 15 years, putting poultry under priority sector to encourage commercialization. In view of rapid growth ...

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Jakarta to produce bird flu vaccine in 2013

Jakarta to produce bird flu vaccine in 2013

Indonesia expects to be able to begin mass production of bird flu vaccines next year, said its Health Minister Endang Rahayu. State pharmaceutical company Bio Farma will start making the vaccine, which comes from the University of Indonesia, once its...

UK: consolidation continues in poultry sector

UK: consolidation continues in poultry sector

A select group of over 70 UK companies is expected to dominate the market in the poultry industry over the coming year, industry analysts have predicted, although the outlook remains positive for small companies.

Plimsoll Publishing's lates study anal...

Rapid Thermophilic Digestion Technology from Singapore

Rapid Thermophilic Digestion Technology from Singapore

It took a single day to turn 15 tons of chicken manure and sawdust into 9 tons of nutrient-rich, pathogen-free organic fertilizer, thank to Biomax Rapid Thermophilic Digestion system, a new innovative method of converting the massive quantities of wa...

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