During a hearing in the High Court in 2016, the meat-eating population in Gujarat was pegged at 40 per cent. However, for nearly two decades, the
state government has not revised its official quota for slaughter, leading to several unauthorised meat markets in the state and two petitions being filed in the high court against such illegal shops, report Sohini Ghosh, Aditi Raja, Kamaal Saiyed and Gopal Kateshiya.
Still battling fallout of COVID-19 crisis, poultry industry dealt fresh blow by bird flu outbreak Although animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Giriraj Singh said there have been no scientific reports on transmission of bird flu to humans and consumers should not be scared, prices and demand for poultry and eggs has fallen in several states. FP Staff January 12, 2021 21:14:50 IST Representational Image. Reuters
Already reeling from the impact of the novel coronavirus and the subsequent lockdowns, the bird flu outbreak comes as a fresh blow for the poultry industry.
At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the sales and prices of eggs and poultry had similarly dropped due to unsubstantiated rumours that linked chicken to the spread of the coronavirus
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How Is The Poultry And Farming Industry Being Affected Due To The Bird Flu?
So far there have been no reports of mortality due to the bird flu in the organized poultry sector, and reports of deaths have been about crows and migratory birds.
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The Alvin influenza or the bird flu is causing a threat to the poultry and farming industry especially in the states that are affected by the flu. With the prices plunging below the cost of production as people are apprehensive of buying or eating meat. Gujarat has been particularly facing huge losses due to the bird flu. Anwesh Patel, president of the Gujarat Broiler Farmers Coordination Committee and also the owner of around 10 poultry farms said that the consumption of broiler chicken in Gujarat is pegged at 600 tones per day, and there has been a 90 per cent dip in the sales of chicken since Monday, according to the Indian Express.