Poultry farmers are seeing a slump in consumption following unconfirmed reports that the bird flu virus H7N9, which causes human infection, has entered Viet Nam from China.

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Hanoi destroys tons of smuggled chickens.

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Vietnam is facing a high risk of bird flu outbreaks due to unfavorable weather conditions which reduce the animals' resistance according to the Animal Health Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on Wednesday.

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Two died in hospitals and two others died at home in central Viet Nam.

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The two victims were Pham Thi Nguyet, 45, living in Binh Tay village, Dai Thang commune, and Nguyen Nguyen, 43, in An Chanh village, Dai Tan commune.

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The development of PIC's partnership with GreenFarm, a subsidiary of local agribusiness powerhouse GreenFeed, is progressing on schedule.

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Two slaughter house owners in Vietman died after killing diseased pigs.

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The development of PIC's partnership with GreenFarm, a subsidiary of local agribusiness powerhouse GreenFeed, is progressing on schedule.

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According to Viet Nam News, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, who also represents the inter-sectoral central steering committee on food safety, said the close co-ordination of various ministries and sectors had helped tackle high-profile cases concerning smuggled chickens, forbidden substances used in pork, fish and dry noodles, as well as imported apples.

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Inspections of food safety were stepped up across the board last year, with violations detected at 21 per cent of the 563,000 establishments checked, an online conference between the Government and local leaders heard.

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Excentials, a daughter company of Orffa International, has been promoting its’ product portfolio in several exhibitions around the globe, increasing it’s global market presence.

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A large number of Vietnamese farmers have had to close their broiler farms as they are unable to compete with cheap, imported meat.

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VIET NAM - On a national scale, the first nine months of the livestock situation has been quite complicated. Livestock production, compared with the same period last year, saw breeding intentions and actual matings improve and showed positive results in the first two quarters, but tended to decrease in the third quarter due to difficulty in prices (lower livestock prices and higher feed costs) and strong disease issues, especially with blue ear (PRRS) in swine, writes Ron Lane.

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VIET NAM - On a national scale, the first nine months of the livestock situation has been quite complicated. Livestock production, compared with the same period last year, saw breeding intentions and actual matings improve and showed positive results in the first two quarters, but tended to decrease in the third quarter due to difficulty in prices (lower livestock prices and higher feed costs) and strong disease issues, especially with blue ear (PRRS) in swine, writes Ron Lane.

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Livestock, including buffaloes and cows in the country have decreased slightly, about 5-7 per cent over the same period in 2011. Although there have been recent challenges in the health and thus number of pigs in the country, the comparison with the same period in 2011, sees the country's pig population has increased by about 1 to 1.3 per cent.

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Flawed research on salmonella

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Vietnamese and Japanese researchers have investigated the spread of antibiotic-resistant salmonella isolates in retail meat from North Vietnamese markets.

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As of August 23, four cases of A/H5N1 infection had been recorded with two deaths in Vietnam.

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Vietnamese and Japanese researchers have investigated the spread of antibiotic-resistant salmonella isolates in retail meat from North Vietnamese markets.

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A new strain of H5N1 bird flu found in seven provinces in Vietnam has health ministry officials concerned that this “mutation” could cause more illnesses than previous outbreaks.

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Total domestic consumption for 2012, meanwhile, is estimated to be 102 per cent higher than 2002.

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Japfa Hypor Genetics Company celebrates 700 sow breeding farm

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Ninety per cent of illegal poultry imports had been prevented over the last 10 days, however, stricter measures were needed to control the transmission of bird flu, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Diep Kinh Tan yesterday.

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Vietnam faces an increased risk of bird flu, brought on by the weather weakening poultry resistance.

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Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked authorities, especially those in border provinces, to tighten inspections and control of poultry imports in an attempt to halt a bird flu epidemic.

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Four more outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) have been reported to the OIE.

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Without timely measures, there will be a shortage of chicken in the domestic market in the coming months, according to Nguyen Dang Vang, chairman of the Viet Nam Animal Breeding Association.

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Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome, also known as ‘blue ear disease’, is on an upward trend; as a result, more and more people are contracting a bacterium virus called ‘Streptococcus Suis’ from pigs in North Vietnam.

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Central Tropical Disease Hospital has admitted more than 20 people infected with the above bacterium, said Dr Nguyen Hong Ha, head of the hospital on 19 June.

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Without timely measures, there will be a shortage of pork on the domestic market this year, warns the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

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Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Diep Kinh Tan has requested provinces plagued by blue-ear disease to take stronger action to stop the spread of the disease.

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Growth tipped for pork consumption

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None of the samples of pork and pig organs sold in Ho Chi Minh City's markets contained clenbuterol and salbutamol, the lean-meat additives banned in breeding animals, the HCM City Department of Food Hygiene and Safety announced.

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The Ministry of Public Security has requested that the Government establish a legal framework that would allow environmental police to prosecute food safety violations more effectively.

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According to deputy director of the Animal Health Department in Vietnam, Dam Xuan Thanh, there have been new outbreaks of Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) which are being discovered in northern parts of Vietnam.

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Pig breeding farms in Dong Nai Province are facing major losses due to illegal lean meat substances which have been used in pork meat.

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Officials have called for criminal charges to be implemented against those who make use of lean meat additives in animal feed.

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Due to the lack of capital, seafood companies buy fish from farmers under the mode of deferred payment, which means that they try to use farmers’ capital for their business.

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After a widespread boycott on pork in southern Vietnam due to steroids contamination, the substance is now reported to have been found in the north as well.

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A six-year-old girl from Kampong Chhnang province’s Kampong Tralach district died on Friday in the year’s second H5N1 fatality, Health Ministry and World Health Organisation officials said yesterday.

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Due to the lack of capital, seafood companies buy fish from farmers under the mode of deferred payment, which means that they try to use farmers’ capital for their business.

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A random sample of Vietnam's pork detected that 4.4 % contained forbidden lean-meat additives which could lead to cardiovascular complications in humans, revealed Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's department of Animal Husbandry.

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Agricultural exports are forecast to reach nearly US$5.9 billion in the first quarter of this year.

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No harm to human health

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Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has called for increased publicity concerning the use of steroids used to produce unnaturally heavy pigs so that residents shun the hazardous meat.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Unfavourable weather conditions that weaken the resistance of poultry and free-ranging duck flocks are increasing the risk of bird flu outbreaks in southern provinces, according to Hoang Van Nam, acting head of the Animal Health Department.

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Agricultural authorities in a southern Vietnamese province have asked police to investigate the use of an illegal chemical to produce super-heavy pigs, while inspectors have been accused of allowing culprits to continue.

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The Vietnamese veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Quang Ninh province.

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In Da Nang, police seized a tonne of rotten pig organs.

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The Vietnamese veterinary authorities have reported further cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Nam Dinh.

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The production of vaccines against avian flu in humans stands out among the emergency measures taken in Vietnam to face a recent nationwide outbreak of this epidemic.

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Thought bird flu was gone? Recent human deaths in Asia and Egypt are a reminder that the H5N1 virus is still alive and dangerous, and Vietnam is grappling with a new strain that has outsmarted vaccines used to protect poultry flocks.

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In the north western province of Lao Cai, Vietnam, an outbreak of Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) has been reported.

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In the north western province of Lao Cai, Vietnam, an outbreak of Porcine Reproductive & Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) has been reported.

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A Vietnamese official on Thursday confirmed the country's second human death from bird flu in less than a month, after it went nearly two years with no reported fatalities.

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An 18-year-old duck farmer from the southern Mekong delta became the first person to die of H5N1 avian influenza in Vietnam in almost two years, according to the Associated Press. Meanwhile, a two-year-old boy died also from the disease in nearby Cambodia earlier this year. Health officials linked the deaths to the victims coming in contact with infected birds, not human-to-human contact.

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Nine US producers and corn organization staff traveled to Japan, China and Viet Nam from 28 November-9 December for a firsthand look at the challenges of developing and defending export markets and to share insights on the US 2011 crop supply and quality. Participants met with international customers, key foreign government officials and the Council’s foreign-based international staff.

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Crocodile farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces of Kien Giang and Ca Mau are facing financial losses as disease outbreaks and a weak market have affected sales.

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The opening of the sections is the result of a partnership between USAID's Avian and Pandemic Influenza Initiative and provincial authorities, ThanhNien News.com reports, citing the Viet Nam News Agency.

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According to Pham Van Dong, deputy chief of the Department of Animal Health under the agriculture ministry, the chicken legs, which were previously concluded to be unsafe for human consumption, are now sealed and under strict observation in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

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