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Korean Air halts U. S. rooster shipments to Phl
13+ hour, 20+ min ago (244+ words) Animal rights advocates cheered on Saturday after Korean Air banned transporting roosters on flights from the United States to the Philippines, which has a large cockfighting industry. The United States is an important source of roosters for these fights, according…...
DA formalizes UK poultry import rules
1+ week, 4+ day ago (284+ words) The Philippines has moved to secure its poultry supply without compromising biosecurity, formalizing a policy that allows imports from bird flu-free zones in the United Kingdom instead of imposing blanket bans. Under Department Circular No. 17, the Department of Agriculture (DA)…...
DA restores Davao Sur's avian influenza-free status
3+ week, 4+ day ago (217+ words) Davao del Sur has regained its status as free from avian influenza, a move expected to stabilize the local poultry sector and secure food supplies following a contained outbreak late last year. The Department of Agriculture (DA) issued the declaration…...
U. S. Bird Flu outbreak triggers Phl ban
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (273+ words) The Philippine government has suspended poultry imports from the US state of Indiana after authorities confirmed outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5 N1 avian influenza, a move aimed at protecting the country's multi billion-peso poultry sector from possible infection. The Department of…...
Bird Flu outbreak triggers Phl import ban
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (298+ words) The Philippine government has suspended poultry imports from the US state of Indiana after authorities confirmed outbreaks of the highly pathogenic H5 N1 avian influenza, a move aimed at protecting the country's multibillion-peso poultry sector from possible infection. The Department of Agriculture…...