Summary of newspapers of the previous day – 7.4.2010

ODS nominated Bízková for MŽP, activists criticize the choice

An ODS leader Petr Nečes suggested to the Prime Minister Jan Fisher that the Ministry of Environment (MŽP) was lead by the present deputy ministress Rut Bízková. He said to journalists that a letter with the nomination he sent to the Premier today morning. He also confirmed an information of ČTK that Bízková withdrew from ODS. Fisher announced on Tuesday that he would suggest the president to encharge by management of this department a candidate nominated by ODS if he/she would be qualified and nonparty. The Government Office will produce its attitude to ODS decision soon, a spokesman of the Cabinet Roman Prorok said to ČTK. The nomination of Bízková started immediately to be criticized by ecological activists.

Scientists search whether bred ducks do not endanger the original

Atypically coloured and crossbred wild ducks reproduce in Czech nature which is, according to some ornithologists, an influence of mass letting out of artificially bred ducks by huntsmen. Scientists verify whether it is true fact. Karel Makoň from Pilsen rescue animal station, who monitors wintering of water fowl on rivers in Pilsen and Karlovy Vary regions for a long time, told it. Scientists try to find out whether and in what extent the artificially bred ducks let out in for a long time influence the original population of wild duck.

How many kilos of chickens per square meter?

As the State Veterinary Administration of the CR (SVS ČR) informed already three years ago, how many force-fed chickens can be per a square meter according to new European regulations, the situation started the first January this year. We will repeat the current state. In 2007, SVS ČR informed about regulations of an instruction of the Council 2007/43/EC on minimal rules for protection of chickens kept for meat. This instruction was implemented in our legal regulations with effect from 1.1.2010 and now the set conditions have to be kept by breeders. Sanction provisions come into force on the 30th of June, 2010.

Pig meat is only fat and unhealthy or the biggest myths about meat

To resign completely pig meat on diet is a nonsense, the same as to be afraid of chickens because of antibiotics, of which they should be reputedly full. In what the rooted myths are true and why they are mistaken? This myth remained as a heritage of the last regime. While before pharmaceuticals were evidently used in larger degree, now the State Veterinary Administration deny the fact that chickens from large-scale breedings would get antibiotics in feeding mixtures. Checks are strict in this direction and the European Union legislative do not permit use of antibiotics in animals determine for a table.