Poultry Farms

The Odisha government has culled over 11,700 chickens in Puri district's Pipili, following the detection of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, an official said on Monday. After mass deaths of chickens at a local poultry farm in Pipili, culling began on Saturday and was completed on Monday evening. Additional culling in homes and nearby villages will take place on Tuesday, the official added. Jagannath Nanda, additional director of disease control, said 13 rapid response teams are handling the culling, with some poultry farm owners conducting culling independently. No other unusual chicken deaths have been reported elsewhere in the state, he added. In response to the outbreak, the state health department has heightened surveillance and issued an alert. Bijay Mohapatra, director of health services, emphasised that while bird flu is not new to Odisha, the department is working with stakeholders to manage the situation. He assured that sufficient medicines are available and urged poul

A bird flu case of infection in a human being was detected in a four year old in West Bengal. The patient, admitted to a local hospital since February, has been treated and discharged

Decision was taken to euthanize and cremate all domesticated and pet birds within a one kilometer radius of the poultry farm

Avian influenza or bird flu usually occurs among wild aquatic birds worldwide and can infect domestic poultry. Cases of human infection caused by exposure to infected animals are rare and sporadic

The poultry sector is likely to witness a 10 per cent revenue growth in this financial year due to a sustained increase in demand amid moderating realisations, a report said on Tuesday. Along with revenue, Crisil Ratings in a report said that operating profitability is also likely to bounce back 70 basis points (bps) this fiscal as input feed costs declined on softer soy and maize prices. This will help strengthen credit profiles despite additional debt set to be contracted for the capacity increase over the medium term, it added. According to the report, the revenue of the Indian poultry sector will grow 10 per cent this fiscal on the back of sustained demand growth amid moderating realisations, even as new capacities come on stream and drive-up volume. "Consumption of broiler meat and eggs is seen rising to 5.2 lakh tonnes (up 11-13 per cent year-on-year) and 150 billion (up 6-8 per cent), respectively. "This is led by improvement in rural demand, higher per-capita consumption

The season's first case of bird flu was confirmed in October last year on a poultry farm in Okayama prefecture

The contract farming model isn't benefiting the growers anymore, they allege

The plea challenged the May last year order of the Director of Animal Husbandry, which directed immediate closure of all the dairy farms

The National Green Tribunal has asked the Central Pollution Control Board to issue guidelines for poultry farms with more than 5,000 birds

Nine districts of Maharashtra have so far reported bird flu cases

Although eggs are served in the southern and some eastern states under MDM, milk is a staple diet in the majority of states running the flagship scheme

Despite the increase, both broiler chicken and eggs are selling at break even, though their cost of production has declined on account of a sharp fall in the price of feed such as maize and soybean

Farmers in the two states have reportedly begun culling chickens, while the state governments have restricted supply of chicken across their borders

The poultry market consumes around half of soybean and maize production in India.

Many small and unorganised players have been forced to close down and explore other means of livelihood

Sources said that talks between India and the US are in an advanced stage, which would force India to cut import duty to 30 per cent from the existing 100 per cent on chicken import from US

The data released yesterday shows that while overall the number of India's poultry birds have risen from 729.2 million to 851.8 million as the 2019 census, an increase of almost 17 per cent

India's growing population, rising disposable incomes and changing food habits are boosting the consumption of non-vegetarian food, according to CLFMA

Overall increase in raw material cost has raised the cost of production of broiler chicken to Rs 80 a kg