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Japan to begin culling poultry in no-go zone
13-05-2011 The Japanese government is to cull huge amounts of swine, cattle and poultry in the nuclear evacuation zone surrounding the country’s damaged nuclear plant, several news sources report.
US: Ag Secretary makes statement on Japan tragedy and food imports
24-03-2011 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement on the recent tragedies in Japan and also spoke of food imports into the US from Japan.
US poultry group to donate $25,000 to Japanese industry
21-03-2011 The USAPEEC International Poultry Development Program (UIPDP) has pledged $25,000 to the Japanese Chicken Association to aid and assist its members in rebuilding efforts after the recent...
Japan confronted with a new bird flu outbreak
14-03-2011 On top of all the aftermath Japan is facing following last weeks earthquake and tsunami, Avian influenza has now been confirmed at a poultry farm in the Kanto region, making it the first...
Avian influenza continues to spread across Asian countries
08-03-2011 Across Japan a total of 22 cases of avian flu have been reported as the infection continues to spread. On Sunday, 33,000 more chickens were culled in the Miyazaki Prefecture, bringing the...
Avian Influenza outbreak number 10 in Japan
08-02-2011 The government in the Japanese department Miyazaki culled 190,000 chickens last week due to a new avian influenza outbreak.
Japan: Migratory birds possible cause of bird flu outbreak
28-01-2011 Confirmed infections in both wild and domesticated birds in Japan have jumped suddenly in late January, with five new cases identified on just the 25th and 26th of the month, Mainichi Japan...
Japan: Thousands of chickens culled in bird flu outbreaks
26-01-2011 Japan has begun slaughtering thousands of chickens in the country's largest poultry farming area in an effort to contain an outbreak of bird flu.
Japanese outbreak confirmed as H5 strain
02-12-2010 The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Japan has confirmed that chickens found dead at a poultry farm in Shimane Prefecture recently were indeed killed by the highly...
Japan to cull 23,000 chickens in bird flu scare
30-11-2010 The Shimane prefectural government in Japan plans to begin destroying 23,000 chickens at a poultry farm suspected of having Japan's first bird flu case since early last year.
Ross Asian Association discusses ‘poultry economics’
18-11-2010 ...(RAA) Meeting recently took place in Kyoto, one of the oldest and most historical cities in Japan. The annual event was attended by 63 representatives from Ross GP distributors and...
Specialist vent sexing on the decline in Japan
03-09-2010 Chicken sexers in Japan once enjoyed well-paid careers with overseas travel and job security. But industry changes mean their expertise is not needed so widely and less people are seeking...
H5N1 virus may persist on feathers fallen from domestic ducks
01-09-2010 Researchers from the National Institute of Animal Health, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan report their findings in the August 2010 issue of the journal Applied and Environmental...
Japanese farmers use rice as chicken feed
10-08-2010 ...from chickens that were raised on domestic feed rice are drawing a great deal of attention lately, both as delicious cuisine and a way to help increase Japan's self-sufficiency in food.
First Novogen breeding stock in Japan
29-07-2010 The first Novogen breeding stock has arrived in Japan. This is a very important market for layer breeders with around 1.3 mln parents being placed.
Aviagen hosts Japanese delegation poultry tour
26-03-2010 Aviagen recently hosted 16 members of the Japan Chunky Association (JCA) on a tour of North American broiler farms and processing plants in the US and Canada.
Vilsack to promote US exports to Japan
18-03-2010 The US Department of Agriculture has announced that Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will travel to Japan to promote US exports.
Japan rejects poultry from Texas
08-01-2010 Japan has banned imports of poultry and eggs from Texas after tests showed that a flock of ducks in the state might have avian influenza, US federal and state officials said.
Japanese robot helps transfer and stack eggs
08-09-2001 Automation has been an issue in egg collection, transfer, and packing for
many years. Egg belts and farm packers have proven their value many times.
Machines can even stack eggs on...
Japanese robot helps transfer and stack eggs
06-09-2001 Automation has been an issue in egg collection, transfer, and packing for
many years. Egg belts and farm packers have proven their value many times.
Machines can even stack eggs on...
