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Nigeria: security unrest causes poultry glut

Nigeria: security unrest causes poultry glut

Series of unrest in the country are taking a toll on the Agriculture sector, as poultry farmers across the country lose billions of naira to glut.

A recent market survey carried out by Daily Times revealed a drop in the price of egg, despite the hike in fuel price and also commodity prices in the country.

The Chairman of the Poultry Association of Nigeria, Oyo State chapter, Eng. J. Olateju, in an interview, revealed that the slash in price was as ...

Lawmakers debate ban on arsenic in chicken feed

Lawmakers debate ban on arsenic in chicken feed

(U.S.) Chicken farmers nationwide have stopped feeding their flocks a drug containing arsenic since a 2011 government study suggested the cancer-causi...

Nepal, Vietnam, and India find more H5N1 in poultry

Nepal, Vietnam, and India find more H5N1 in poultry

Animal health officials in Nepal yesterday reported H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks at farms in the eastern part of the country, while Vietnam and Indi...

Australia: from poultry waste to renewable energy

Australia: from poultry waste to renewable energy

Using curbside, commercial and biowaste from its poultry industry, the City of Greater Bendigo is building a business case that could see the introduc...

 

Nepal: Poultry Policy aims to triple poultry business in 15 years

Nepal: Poultry Policy aims to triple poultry business in 15 years

The Nepal government has introduced the Poultry Policy that targets to triple per capita consumption and availability of chicken and eggs in 15 years, putting poultry under priority sector to encourage commercialization. In view of rapid growth ...

Mexico seeks link between cattle deaths & poultry litter‎

Mexico seeks link between cattle deaths & poultry litter‎

Poultry litter contains large amounts of urea, which is transformed into ammonia inside the stomach of the animal and generates amino acids or proteins, substances that cause excessive intoxication.

The delegate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livesto...

Plasma beams eliminate pathogens on poultry

Plasma beams eliminate pathogens on poultry

Concentrated plasma beams can effectively kill pathogens on raw chicken, according to a proof-of-concept study published in the January Journal of Food Protection by food safety researchers at Drexel University.

In the study, plasma eliminated all or ...

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Jakarta to produce bird flu vaccine in 2013

Jakarta to produce bird flu vaccine in 2013

Indonesia expects to be able to begin mass production of bird flu vaccines next year, said its Health Minister Endang Rahayu. State pharmaceutical company Bio Farma will start making the vaccine, which comes from the University of Indonesia, once its...

UK: consolidation continues in poultry sector

UK: consolidation continues in poultry sector

A select group of over 70 UK companies is expected to dominate the market in the poultry industry over the coming year, industry analysts have predicted, although the outlook remains positive for small companies.

Plimsoll Publishing's lates study anal...

Rapid Thermophilic Digestion Technology from Singapore

Rapid Thermophilic Digestion Technology from Singapore

It took a single day to turn 15 tons of chicken manure and sawdust into 9 tons of nutrient-rich, pathogen-free organic fertilizer, thank to Biomax Rapid Thermophilic Digestion system, a new innovative method of converting the massive quantities of wa...

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