Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is now recognized as a major global public health problem which has been aggravated by the irrational use of antimicrobial agents in human and animal health as well as the presence of these agents in the environment. AMR in animal pathogens makes disease treatments ineffective, increases the …
Environmental court: Pakistan's Sindh High Court has recently directed the ministry of environment to establish environment tribunals, as required by the Pakistan Environment Protection Act, 1997, within two months so that environment issues can be decided expeditiously. The direction was in response to a petition filed by an NGO that …
a team of us poultry scientists has found that glycerin, a high-volume by-product of biodiesel production, could be used as a feed additive for broiler chicken. The study by the Center of Excellence for Poultry Science at the University of Arkansas seeks to address an anticipated glycerin glut as several …
the outbreak of bird flu in India early this year has hit hard the livelihoods of poultry farmers, who are yet to receive compensation for their losses. Most of the poultry was culled in and around the outbreak areas
The High-Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADl) in Bhopal claims its genetic analysis of bird flu strains reveals that strains of the disease in India are similar to those found amongst birds in Qinghai Lake, China. HSADL also incriminates migratory birds from Europe for the flu outbreaks in India. How reasonable …
short of gunnybags: The shortage of gunny bags at government wheat procurement centres in several districts of Pakistan has forced farmers to sell their produce to private buyers below the support price. The rates of wheat dropped from Rs 425 to Rs 380 in the open market after the government …
restoring lost and degraded wetlands could reduce the threat of bird flu pandemics, claims a study commissioned by the United Nations Environment Programme (unep). The study
flu attacks: Tests have confirmed bird flu cases in Pakistan and Afghanistan, reports the BBC. The virus has been detected in chickens in two farms in north-west Pakistan which have now been sealed off, officials said. The presence of the strain was confirmed by the European Union's Reference Laboratory for …
The National Commission on Farmers has urged the Indian government to set up a Rs 1,000-crore fund for putting in place a mechanism to ensure biosecurity of agricultural crops, farm and aquatic animals in the country. The move is in wake of the avian influenza outbreaks in Maharashtra. The proposed …
india's encounter with avian influenza seems far from over. Navapur in Maharashtra, where the avian influenza first broke out in January this year, had barely started breathing a sigh of relief at the containment of the deadly virus when a veterinary laboratory in Bhopal announced the presence of the pathogen …
smoke threat: Public health in Meherpur district of Bangladesh is at high risk from heavy vehicular emissions due to the use of adulterated fuel. Cases of respiratory and cardiac diseases have increased in recent years. It is alleged that kerosene is used to adulterated petrol. Consumers complain that their vehicles …
From all accounts, the central government was fully equipped to deal with the possibility of an outbreak of avian influenza. The systems for surveillance and monitoring were supposed to be in place. Events in the first two months of the year proved otherwise. On February 18, the Indian government officially …
Navapur has 52 poultry farms with a total fowl population of approximately 1,400,000 (almost 1,100,000 chicken are provided by Venkateshwara Hatcheries) and a daily turnover of Rs 12-13 lakh. Almost its entire poultry trade is in eggs (layer chicken) and not broilers. Once a layer stops laying egg and grows …
Medication goes hand-in-hand with mechanisation. But the latter not only increases the vulnerability of the poultry stock, it also robs jobs and marginalises the unorganised rural backyard sector. Though many experts agree that it is the intensive methods used in industrial poultry farming that is largely responsible for epidemics like …
The news that Indian poultry in parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat have been detected with the deadly avian influenza virus may have temporarily shaken chicken eaters in the country. But it will be a mistake to believe that we have contained the problem, simply because we have culled (killed and …
India Development Foundation funded by the British High Commission, carried out this study on challenges to investments and trade in five sectors of agri-business in India - dairy, horticulture, oilseeds, wheat milling, and poultry. This report attempts at answering some questions and showcases some successful cases where players in select …
The Indian poultry industry is deeply segmented. With an annual growth rate of 15 per cent, the industry ranges from big players using modern hatching and rearing techniques to small farmers who raise minuscule stocks in traditional manner. Pune-based Venkateshwara Hatcheries, which has about 60 per cent market share, is …
