Brazil’s poultry exports to the region witness significant growth Brazil’s total poultry exports, including raw and processed items, rose by 5.7% from USD 6.848 billion in 2016 to USD 7.236 billion in 2017. According to the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA), 33.51% of this figure corresponded to the Middle East which accounted for USD 2.4 […]
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High-path H9N2 infects Ghana poultry, raising concern Ghana’s agriculture ministry yesterday reported a highly pathogenic H9N2 avian flu outbreak in poultry, an unprecedented and potentially concerning development, given that H9N2 typically circulates in birds as a low-pathogenic strain. In other avian flu outbreak developments, Cambodia reported another H5N1 outbreak, Saudi Arabia reported a few more
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Would Swiss consumers pay for dual-purpose poultry? Research on Swiss consumers has shown they prefer the idea of dual-purpose poultry compared to male chick culling but higher prices remain an issue. Researchers from the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Zurich University, examined consumers’ willingness to pay for and the acceptance of dual-purpose eggs and chicken in
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Avian influenza fears lead to massive Iranian poultry cull Iran has been forced to cull 25 million birds due to avian influenza fears. Speaking to the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA), head of the Tehran Chicken and Egg Association Nasir Nebipur said almost half (40%) of the nation’s poultry had been slaughtered due to bird
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