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Barbados has announced a temporary ban on imports of live birds, poultry, and poultry products from the UK because of confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks there, Loop Caribbean News reported.

The United Kingdoms main animal disease facility has been left to deteriorate to an "alarming extent" leaving the country vulnerable to major outbreaks on the scale of the devastating 2001 foot-and-mouth (FMD) crisis, UK members of parliament warned.

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Following news of avian influenza outbreaks in South Korea and Japan in recent weeks, poultry farmers in Asia are preparing for a potential wave of the virus, which threaten to put the Asian poultry sector through a rigorous test of biosecurity regulations and run the risk of affecting demand for feed corn.

Israel could face a shortage of beef, chicken, and fish due to a strike by the countrys Health Ministrys food service vets demanding higher pay, better conditions, and additional manpower, Jerusalem News reported.

The Philippines Department of Agriculture and Alaska Milk Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the Philippines-Netherlands Dairy Excellence Centre, which aims to increase milk output in the country, ABS-CBN reported.

Barbados has announced a temporary ban on imports of live birds, poultry, and poultry products from the UK because of confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks there, Loop Caribbean News reported.

John Thompson and Sons Limited, a leading animal feed manufacturer in Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom, will be sentenced for two health and safety breaches in January next year, a court has heard.

Major US meatpacker Tyson Foods has projected full-year sales above estimates from Wall Street, which indicates increased demand for its more expensive chicken and beef even though the country is coping with decades-high levels of inflation, Newsbreak reported.

Norway-based seafood group SalMar will retrench 851 employees, blaming the countrys planned aquaculture tax for the move.