BANGKOK, Oct. 11 -- PRNewswire/ AsiaNet Airepel, a company based in Wilmington Delaware (USA) has announced that they are actively working with Thai officials to demonstrate Avipel(TM) in the fight to slow the spread of avian influenza (AI). "One of the ways that AI spreads is through movement of wild birds," said Ken Ballinger, Airepel Vice President of New Business Development. "Wild birds are reservoirs of AI and can spread the disease throughout their territory to resident free-living birds and non-confined poultry. One way to reduce the spread of the disease is to reduce the presence of wild birds at critical locations in commercial poultry operations and at the village level." Airepel has demonstrated Avipel in Thailand and shown that surfaces coated with the product will repel wild birds. "The Thailand Department of Livestock Development of the Ministry of Agriculture accepts the principle of applying Avipel to repel free-living and resident birds which are regarded as reservoir hosts of avian influenza," said Professor Simon Shane -- Professor Emeritus in poultry diseases and an international consultant to the poultry industry on prevention of infection through biosecurity and application of sound management. "We have product available and are willing to send it by air to help slow AI in Thailand," said Chris Widrig -- Airepel's President. "Our product is controlling wild birds in the US and in other countries." Airepel's distributor in Thailand is Thai Stable. All inquiries in Thailand should be directed to Charus Kosanan (0) 2942-1505-8, (0) 1269-7554 BACKGROUND Airepel is a wholly owned subsidiary of Arkion Life Sciences. "Airepel focuses its resources on continuing to exploit the rich vein of new and innovative products," said Chris Widrig, President of Airepel. "We are finding environmentally acceptable solutions to difficult problems with our current products and services, and look forward to a future of additional products that we can bring to the market." Current products include bird repellents and odor control materials that are non-toxic and patented in most countries around the world. Avipel will be used to protect buildings and structures from the damage caused by birds. Avipel will serve food processing, health care, agricultural, residential and marine markets to humanely prevent birds from roosting and damaging buildings and structures. Avipel is a result of 9 years of careful research. Avipel is effective as a humane bird repellent and is a naturally occurring biodegradable compound. The product is applied like a coating with long lasting effectiveness. More extensive application documentation is available upon request. For additional information, CONTACT Ken Ballinger at (302) 252 0372 or email [email protected] SOURCE: Airepel CONTACT: In US contact, Ken Ballinger, Airepel, +1-302-252-0372, [email protected] or In Thailand, Charus Kosanan, Thai Stable, (0) 2942-1505-8, (0) 1269-7554 --Distributed by AsiaNet (www.asianetnews.net)----InfoQuest (PP)--