Domestic geese and ducks have been selected for meat and egg production, but all breeds retain most of their ‘wild type’ behaviour and are generally more nervous and easily upset than other domestic birds, especially when they are moulting.

Domestic geese and ducks have been selected for meat and egg production, but all breeds retain most of their ‘wild type’ behaviour and are generally more nervous and easily upset than other domestic birds, especially when they are moulting.

The European Commission has today adopted two Regulations aimed at reducing and controlling the prevalence of Salmonella in poultry and eggs across the EU.

Following the decision taken on Wednesday 2 June on domestic fowl, eggs and derived products because of the possibility of Dioxin contamination, the European Commission has decided to extend the safeguard measures, to include other food products which may have been contaminated by the same substance.

The Commission has already negotiated an energy saving agreement with the European Committee of Manufactures of Electrical Domestic Equipment (CECED).

The idea is to boost the peasants' food production potential by controlling the water resources and : - creating a 500 ha irrigated area using the main infrastructure that already exists in the Sourou valley; - creating water points by building dykes and sinking boreholes and using water for a range of purposes - small irrigated plots (300 ha), cereal crops, market gardening, reafforestation, livestock and domestic activities; - setting up anti-erosion sites making for deeper infiltration, prevention of erosion and land retention and therefore better crops.