STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — In a historic government-industry collaboration, the United States, Canada and Mexico and their respective poultry and egg industries jointly announced that they have entered into an arrangement to enhance collaboration on avian influenza and to work toward harmonizing procedures for responding to possible future detections of the virus.
Government animal health authorities from the three countries, together with the heads of trade associations that represent the poultry and egg industries, signed a Letter of Understanding (LOU) on avian influenza during a ceremony Jan. 19 in Los Cabos.
“Mexico and Canada represent the lion’s share of. . .