Article: Japan hopes to study bird flu control measures in China

Japan hopes to study bird flu control measures in China

TOKYO, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Japan hopes to send a team of agricultural experts to China to gather information on bird flu monitoring and handling methods in the country, which just announced that avian influenza has been brought under control nationwide.

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said Tuesday in a preliminary report that it is very useful to know how China handles bird flu matters because China is Japan's third- largest poultry import source, after Thailand and Brazil.

According to the ministry, Chinese poultry exports to Japan are valued at around 500 million US dollars.

"Thailand gave Japan a lot of ...

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