Poultry News from Asia

Malaysian firm to produce Asia’s first antibiotic-free chicken eggs

A local company hopes to put Malaysia on the global map by producing what it claims to be Asia's first antibiotic-free chicken eggs.

Luheng Agriculture Tech­nology Sdn Bhd representative Chow Khay Hoong said they had come up with a breakthrough formula using a concoction of herbs in place of anti­biotics to prevent infectious diseases among chickens.

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Govt. creating false shortage to import chicken

The Government is creating a false shortage of chicken to import 3000 metric tons of chicken to the country, All Island Poultry Association Chairman Dr. D.D. Wanasinghe said yesterday.

"We know the demand for chicken is 8000 metric tons based on the Central Bank report figures but the Government says it is 12000 metric tons without any basis," Dr. Wanasinghe said.

According to him at a meeting held with the Minister of Livestock Development Arumugam Thondaman had said the government had assumed the demand to increase to 12000 metric tons in the upcoming festive season.

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Tk 100 mn plan to buy hatching machines approved

The government plans to install new hatching machines at the hatcheries it runs to meet the growing demand of poultry on the local market.

The fisheries and livestock ministry has endorsed the proposal to purchase seven hatching machines at a cost of around Tk 100 million.

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Turkish poultry producers look to Iran

As plans to export 500,000 tons of poultry to Russia annually have failed, the sector is now looking to expand into regional markets such as Iran and Iraq.

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909 cattle and poultry farms established in Gaibandha

A total of 909 cattle and poultry farms were established by the department of Livestock under its annual development programme in Gaibandha in last fiscal to create working opportunities and meet the demand of nutrition.

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