The world top market for eggs

The world top market for eggs

//29 Oct 2008

China’s melamine threat increases as excessive levels have been found in Chinese eggs. Now, it is expected that Hong Kong will see an increase in eggs imported from Thailand.

Hong Kong normally imports 22-23 mln eggs a month from Thailand, but this figure is expected to see a significant rise, says Saneh Kanasuta, vice-president of the Hen-Egg Farmers, Traders and Exporters Association.
Statistics show that Hong Kong residents consume 210 eggs per capita per year. However, eggs imported from Thailand are more expensive: HK$20 per dozen, compared with HK$11-12 from China.
Saneh states that in 2007, Thailand shipped 684 containers of eggs abroad and the volume could rise to over 800 containers, with 70-80 shipped each month.

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New Vaccine Developed Newcastle Disease against

New Vaccine Developed Newcastle Disease against

US - A new vaccine against Newcastle disease (ND) in poultry has been developed by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in Athens, Georgia.

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Using reverse genetics technology, the new vaccine is made from part of a virus that is similar to the wild-type Newcastle disease virus (NDV) circulating in the environment today.

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in the agency's Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory in Athens developed the vaccine, which not only reduces mortality and severity of NDV symptoms in poultry, but also decreases the amount of virus spread as well. ARS is USDA's principal intramural scientific research agency, and the research supports the USDA priority of promoting international food security.

Led by microbiologist Qingzhong Yu, the researchers found that reverse genetics technology enabled them to generate a new vaccine by exchanging a gene from the original vaccine with a similar gene of the current circulating virus. When the new vaccine, containing gene sequences similar to the wild-type virus, was used in vaccination studies, the vaccinated birds were protected from disease and shed less of the wild-type virus after infection.

Current vaccines for Newcastle disease are used widely in commercial poultry and protect the vaccinated birds from disease, but do not stop the virus from being spread from infected to healthy birds. A vaccine that reduces both the shedding of the virus and spreading of viruses among birds is sorely needed by the industry, according to Dr Yu.

Most vaccines used in the United States are formulated with NDV isolated in the 1940s. However, since then new NDV strains have emerged that are genetically different, said Dr Yu.

NDV causes disease in more than 250 species of birds and typically causes respiratory, gastrointestinal and/or nervous system symptoms. The most severe form of Newcastle disease can result in disease and mortality rates exceeding 90 percent in susceptible chickens. The most recent US outbreak, which occurred in 2002-2003 in California, Nevada and Texas, illustrates the devastation and financial cost that can result: more than 3.4 million birds were destroyed, and the cost of controlling the outbreak in California alone was more than $160 million.

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Short Takes

Short Takes

Newcastle Herald

Wednesday December 31, 2008

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As a Lake Macquarie resident I would like to propose that the Newcastle "card" not be acceptable in the Lake Macquarie City Council area. Also, those without a Lake Macquarie "card" should pay for the privilege of using our great lake and its facilities.
Ray Scott, Blacksmiths
Taxpayers will pay $6 million for Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks. Am I the only one who thinks that is an expensive evening? It's not that I don't like a party, but while the NSW health system is in the critical ward, is this the best use of $6 million? I'm not sure my bank would be too excited at my throwing a lavish party for my mates while my company was in the red, with no rescue plan. One day we may see leadership that says this is not the time to party. Good luck getting a train home.
Kevin Coffey, Cooks Hill
Why give the baby bonus to couples earning less than $75,000? It should be the other way around as far as I can see. We should be encouraging couples who can afford to look after their offspring, not creating a nation of cretins by encouraging those who depend on the welfare system to have children they can't afford to look after. Pensioners just got a $1400 bonus, while self-funded retirees, who have to watch every cent in these financially perilous times, missed out. It seems to me the wrong end of society gets the rewards.
Angela Brown, New Lambton
I agree with Leanne Rankin ("Family unit before profits" Letters 29/12), although I think she is a little naive on the reasons behind the move to open stores on Boxing Day. It was to inject some much-needed cash into our economy. If the shoppers had not turned out, her young relative would more than likely not have a job at the end of this fiscal year. While it would be great to have everyone with their families at Christmas, sometimes people need to make sacrifices for the greater good, including emergency services personnel and the armed forces.
Cameron Ford, Newcastle
A message to both the Seven and Nine TV networks: your new year's resolution should be "We will run on time with all our programs".
John Adamson, Rankin Park
Australian cricket is in a bit of bother and people are calling for heads to roll. Short memories seem to forget Chappell's poultry farm. Hayden will prove the knockers wrong and Hussey will get some correct decisions from the umpires.
John Ferris, Muswellbrook
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Cr Buman, what better way 2 discourage tourism 2 Ncle ("Citizen card" Herald 29/12).
Wendy Ditton, Beresfield
As a lake mac ratepayer and resident i move the motion for council to install toll booths to make cr buman and other outsiders pay to use our beautiful assets like the lake and speers point park.
Dean Robertson, Glendale

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