Qatar University team begins research on bird flu (The Peninsula) DOHA: A team from Qatar University has commenced studies on bird flu to help international efforts aimed at curbing the outbreak of the disease. [News Source]

The new coop de ville. Over the past few years, urban dwellers driven by the local-food movement, in cities from Seattle to Albuquerque, have flocked to the idea of small-scale backyard chicken farming—mostly for eggs, not meat—as a way of taking part in home-grown agriculture. [News Source]

If avian flu hits poultry consumption could decline (News-Medical-Net) If a case of avian flu is discovered in a U.S. poultry flock, it's likely that poultry consumption would decline. [News Source]

UK officially declared free from avian flu Poultry World (Farmers Weekly Interactive) According to rules laid down by the OIE, it requires a three-month interval between the final cleaning and disinfection of premises involved in the outbreak, along with official recognition of freedom from the disease. [News Source]