Avian influenza insurance ready to fly (Eastern Ontario AgriNews) It’s not quite inventing the wheel. But it is "a world first, right here in Ontario." Deborah Whale says the avian influenza insurance Ontario’s poultry industry is concocting in a pilot project will "revolutionize the industry." [News Source]

Hong Kong acts against bird flu. Responding to its first occurrence of bird flu in domesticated poultry in five years, Hong Kong Wednesday ordered the slaughter of live chickens at retail outlets. [News Source]