US witnesses bird flu outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows

LOS ANGELES: The highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows, according to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There have been two reported human cases in the United States since 2022, one in the state of Colorado following exposure […]

Chicken or egg? Poultry farms in a flap

KUCHING: A recent government move to provide for cheaper chicken eggs in the market sadly had a reverse effect which ultimately led to supply shortages in the state since last month. According to a reliable source from the poultry industry who spoke to New Sarawak Tribune, the poultry farms were affected after the government implemented […]

Fowl farm nuisance

Council to tackle issue KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) has promised to deal with the problem of poultry farms becoming a nuisance at Jalan Rundim 3B near Kampung Quop here. Chairman Lo Khere Chiang said MPP is in the process of working with other relevant agencies such as the Veterinary Department and Natural Resources Environment […]

Residents cry foul over poultry farms

KUCHING: Poultry farms near Kampung Quop here are getting bigger and closer to the people living there, hence has become a nuisance and potential health hazard. Habitat for Indigenous and Urban Programme (Hidup) president George Young Si Ricord Jr said the large-scale chicken farms were getting too close to where people lived. George was recently […]