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Thailand to study bird flu in farmed birds
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tblnewshead colSpan=2>BANGKOK, Aug 29 (TNA) - Thailand's National Research Council will fund a study of bird flu in farmed birds and its prevention, as the country's lucrative exports of exotic fowls have fallen in response to outbreaks of the deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu virus in the country's poultry since early 2004.
Dr. Arnont Boonyaratavej, the council's secretary-general, said on Friday that exports of many animals, including bred birds, had plummeted as a consequence of global bird flu fears.
According to Assoc. Prof. Panthep Ratanakorn, the Mahidol University research team leader, the study will focus on poultry farms and management that suit Thailand and will help prevent bird flu in bred birds.
He said Thailand still lacks sufficient information on the spread of virus in wild, natural birds and migrant birds in the country.
"Thailand now has as many as 300 bird farms and generates over Bt700 million (nearly US$19 million) from exporting commercially bred birds to Europe and Asia annually.
''A study to find the most suitable way of bird farming will help preventing farmed birds from contracting bird flu virus,'' he said. (TNA)--E110
Last Update : 2006-08-29 / 18:24:28 (GMT+7:00)
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Thailand to study bird flu in farmed birds
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=tblnewshead colSpan=2>BANGKOK, Aug 29 (TNA) - Thailand's National Research Council will fund a study of bird flu in farmed birds and its prevention, as the country's lucrative exports of exotic fowls have fallen in response to outbreaks of the deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu virus in the country's poultry since early 2004.
Dr. Arnont Boonyaratavej, the council's secretary-general, said on Friday that exports of many animals, including bred birds, had plummeted as a consequence of global bird flu fears.
According to Assoc. Prof. Panthep Ratanakorn, the Mahidol University research team leader, the study will focus on poultry farms and management that suit Thailand and will help prevent bird flu in bred birds.
He said Thailand still lacks sufficient information on the spread of virus in wild, natural birds and migrant birds in the country.
"Thailand now has as many as 300 bird farms and generates over Bt700 million (nearly US$19 million) from exporting commercially bred birds to Europe and Asia annually.
''A study to find the most suitable way of bird farming will help preventing farmed birds from contracting bird flu virus,'' he said. (TNA)--E110
Last Update : 2006-08-29 / 18:24:28 (GMT+7:00)
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