<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Poultry Pro - 'THE' site for poultry professionals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Articles]]></description><link>http://www.poultrypro.com/</link><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright Poultry Pro - 'THE' site for poultry professionals]]></copyright><generator>sNews CMS</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Sindh livestock expo concludes in Karachi]]></title><description><![CDATA[   The first Sindh Livestock, Dairy, Fisheries and Poultry Expo and horse and cattle show concluded at Karachi Expo Centre here Tuesday.  
  Sindh Livestock Minister Mir Abid Jatoi presented winning trophies to the owners of beautifully decorated high breed cows, buffaloes and goats at the close of show.  
  An official of Sindh Board of Investment (SBI) said that according to survey of the Board, the exhibitors received orders worth Rs 400 million during two days for supply of livestock, poultry and technology from local and foreign buyers. app  
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:37:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.poultrypro.com/asia/sindh-livestock-expo-concludes-in-karachi-922011/</link><guid>http://www.poultrypro.com/asia/sindh-livestock-expo-concludes-in-karachi-922011/</guid><author>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:37:00 +0000</author><comment></comment></item><item><title><![CDATA[H5N1 detected in Bangladesh]]></title><description><![CDATA[  Bird flu virus, H5N1, has been detected at a poultry farm of the Border Guard Bangladesh's headquarters.   
  Culling of the infected chickens has begun from Tuesday morning.   
  Deputy director general of the border forces, Brig Gen Mohammad Obaidul Haque, told bdnews24.com that one chicken had suddenly died four days ago. &quot;As the death raised suspicion, we sent it to the Central Diseases Investigation Laboratory (CDIL) for test,&quot; he added.   
  The investigation lab reported a positive bird flu infection, he said. &quot;Later we decided to cull all the chickens of the shed.   
  There were 12,000 chickens in the shed.   
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:36:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.poultrypro.com/asia/h5n1-detected-in-bangladesh-922011/</link><guid>http://www.poultrypro.com/asia/h5n1-detected-in-bangladesh-922011/</guid><author>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:36:00 +0000</author><comment></comment></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inauguration planned for quail meat processing plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[  State of the Art Quail meat processing plant which is completed at a cost of Rs 11 million will be inaugurated at Avian Research Training (ART) Centre of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) on February 24 said, Farm Officer of the UVAS Department of Poultry Production Jibran Hussain said this while talking to Business Recorder on Tuesday.  
  He also said that UVAS in collaboration with Small And Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA) is also starting a training programme for the quail farmers. The purpose of the programme is to introduce Quail Farming as a source of income and means of alleviating poverty by creating employment opportunities especially in the rural areas. Another purpose of the training programme is to identify major issues and problems in promoting quail farming as a profitable enterprise which will be helpful in generating employment.  
  Jibran said that the processing plant has the storage capacity of 5000kg of meat for 6 months to 1 year while the plant has the capacity of slaughtering 1100 birds per hour. Jumbo Quail Farm of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) is producing 1600-kg quail birds per month, sold to the leading stores of Lahore. The capacity of the farm, per month, is 20,000 birds as every week, batch of 5,000 birds are readied for sale. Jibran disclosed they are selling meat of Quail at Rs 400 per kg to the stores. He said that in the winter season, demand of Quail is higher as compared to summer. With the help of research, we have reduced the mortality rate in winter but in summer, it is higher, he added.  
  Quails produced in the farm are organic and are raised without the use of vaccines, medicines, chemicals and hormones, fulfilling international standard of hygiene and bio-security at the same time, he elaborated. About the nutritional value of Quail meat, Chairman, Department of Poultry Production said it is unique in taste, high in protein with essential amino acids, low fat and low cholesterol and high in vitamins and minerals.  
  About his department, Jibran said that it was established in June, 2004 with the main objectives of education and training of students to cater to the needs of the sector through enhancing egg and meat production in the country. Furthermore, the department conducts problem-oriented applied research for the purpose of solving problems of the stakeholders.  
  The department also has close liaison with Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) and leading poultry farmers, breeders, poultry feed millers and hatchery men, formulated poultry working group in order to discuss problems faced by poultry industry, and devised viable strategies, he concluded.  
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.poultrypro.com/asia/inauguration-planned-for-quail-meat-processing-plant-922011/</link><guid>http://www.poultrypro.com/asia/inauguration-planned-for-quail-meat-processing-plant-922011/</guid><author>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:30:00 +0000</author><comment></comment></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miyazaki performs chicken cull for 10th time]]></title><description><![CDATA[  The Miyazaki Prefectural Government started culling 30,000 chickens Sunday at a poultry farm in the town of Kadogawa where its 10th case of bird flu this winter has been detected.  
  In the town of Tsuno, meanwhile, the prefecture completed destroying some 88,000 chickens the same day at another poultry farm.  
  The prefecture has imposed a ban on the transport of chickens and eggs within a 10-km radius of each farm, it said.  
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 02:03:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.poultrypro.com/asia/miyazaki-performs-chicken-cull-for-10th-time-722011/</link><guid>http://www.poultrypro.com/asia/miyazaki-performs-chicken-cull-for-10th-time-722011/</guid><author>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 02:03:00 +0000</author><comment></comment></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call to exempt poultry industry from proposed RGST]]></title><description><![CDATA[  The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has urged the government to exempt the poultry industry from the proposed Reformed General Sales Tax (RGST) as it is agro based industry and providing cheaper meat to fulfil the protein needs of the masses.  
  Talking to APP here Sunday, PPA Chairman northern Zone Abdul Haye Mehta called upon the government to waive off regulatory duty on import of maize and fix electricity tariff on poultry industry at par with the agricultural tariff.  
  He laid emphasis on government’s role in patronizing the poultry industry as it is one of the most organized agro based industry which contributed 40 per cent of the total meat consumption in the country.  
  He informed that this industry was income generating and providing employment to about 1.5 million people in the country.  
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 01:48:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.poultrypro.com/asia/call-to-exempt-poultry-industry-from-proposed-rgst-722011/</link><guid>http://www.poultrypro.com/asia/call-to-exempt-poultry-industry-from-proposed-rgst-722011/</guid><author>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 01:48:00 +0000</author><comment></comment></item></channel></rss>
