date:Jul 25, 2012
USAPEEC and Mexicos Union Nacional de Avicultores (UNA) have established a NAFTA Egg and Poultry Partnership (NEPP) working group to identify issues and projects on which the two industries can collaborate to aid Mexicos efforts to control the outbreak.
Mexican animal health officials culled approximately 3.8 million chickens as of July 19 hoping to contain an avian influenza H7N3 outbreak in Jalisco, Mexico. Another 9.3 million birds are under observation, according to the countrys food safety