The proper cleaning of poultry houses relies on a hygiene programme where attention is directed towards the details of washing and disinfection.

The AI crisis in Thailand has resulted in the culling of more than 20 million birds, costing the Thai economy more than 50 million baht in poultry export earnings. This has provided farmers, industry leaders and government with an important "lea...

The strategy to eradicate high pathogenic avian influenza is to cull all birds in a wide circle around infected farms. Due to the recent outbreaks in Asia this has changed. FAO/WHO/OIE experts, following a recent meeting held in Rome, called for...

The increasing number of avian influenza cases makes regular screening to detect antibodies against the virus necessary. Elisa test kits make it possible to perform rapid, reliable tests.

The poultry industry has been hit again by a major outbreak of Avian Influenza in Asia. This alarmed not only the veterinary experts around the globe, but also the World Health Organisation of the United Nations. Avian Influenza can, unlike othe...

As predicated, "bird flu" (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza –HPAI) epidemics are back and spreading – particularly in the Far East during the current 2003/4 influenza season. In the northern hemisphere the flu season runs from approximately Oct...

Everyone knows how useful a microwave is for cooking. The big sister of this handy kitchen machine however is now on its way to prove that it can do a marvellous job in disinfecting fibre trays and pallets. The Danish company IMITEC demonstrated...

There are several methods to sanitise drinking water. Only a very few can be used during the production cycle and are effective against most of the problem causing elements. Organic acids are among them and can be used when applied in the right ...