Tuesday, October 11, 2005

Next day we toured a typical commercial poultry farm – Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL.. Much press. We all suited up with protective gear (booties, caps, gowns, etc.). The commercial farms are very careful about bird flu and are meticulous in preventing infections. There was no history of infection in these flocks – all infections in backyard and small farm flocks. We visited a small poultry farm and saw the differences between commercial and small farms. Had lunch at airport restaurant and took off for Phnom Penh, Cambodia Arrived at Cambodia and checked into Raffles Hotel in Phnom Penh. Got a “Country Briefing” from U.S. Ambassador Joseph Adamo Mussomeli. He is a very good guy – relaxed and friendly, but very competent. That afternoon and evening we met with the Cambodian Minister of Health – Nuth Sokhom and signed a memorandum of understanding. Had a reception at the Raffles Hotel and then to bed.