Transforming lives: The job creation potential of a just livestock transition
The growth can revitalise rural economies and mitigate the adverse effects of urbanisation
Poultry farm owners in eastern UP losing a rupee on each egg they produce
Farmers blamed increased costs of feed as well as those of power, transportation, labour and medicines for the losses
Bird flu outbreak in Bangladesh; two separate cases reported
More than 700 Sonali breed birds died after highly contagious H5N1 virus was discovered near Dhaka
Bird flu monitoring panel says containment measures in place
Zoos are being screened regularly for any dead bird and preventive medication is given to their staff
India declares itself free of bird flu
No episode of the disease has been reported after an outbreak in Karnataka was contained
Chicken worries
A new strain of influenza virus transmitted to humans from chicken is causing panic in Southeast Asia
Sitting duck
India’s decision to reduce import duties on frozen turkey and duck from the US has raised concerns among domestic poultry producers, who …
No identity crisis
Bird flu: UK is seeing its largest ever outbreak – which may prove particularly deadly for wild birds
While measures to control avian flu help mitigate risks to poultry and people, they do little to help wild birds
H5N8 detected in crows, bird flu alert in Bihar
Dozens of crows died in state’s West Champaran district in January 2021; the flu has been reported from at least 13 Indian states so far
Bihar meat-sellers rue drop in Holi sales amid coronavirus rumours
The animal husbandry ministry has been trying to dispel rumours connecting meat-eating and virus outbreak
Raising superbugs
Poultry farms are reservoirs of multi-drug resistant bacteria and play a major role in their spread, shows the latest CSE study
Two-thirds poultry farms in India use antibiotics for growth promotion
These farms were also nearly three times more likely to report multidrug resistant bacteria than those that did not use antibiotics for growth …
US non-profit urges quick-service restaurants to get antibiotics off menu
Use of antibiotics in food-producing animals is recognised by WHO as contributing to the global antibiotic resistance burden in humans
Bacteria resistant to ‘last resort’ antibiotic found in US sewage
Environmental spread of resistant bacteria is a global health concern, but there are no policies to address it
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Air sick
Another reason for not giving excess antibiotics to farm animals
Culling of chickens and ducks underway after bird flu confirmed in Bihar’s Supaul
The administration had sent samples for testing after the deaths of various birds was reported in the village of Chhapkahi in the last week of March
Why colistin should be banned in food-animal production sector in India
Action against the drug, used as a growth promoter in food animals, is imperative to curb antimicrobial resistance in humans
We can no longer outrun antibiotic resistance. So, here’s what we need to do instead
Researchers are tackling the problem of antibiotic resistance head on — by hunting for the genes that enable bacteria to become resistant …
CSE slams Indian poultry industry for using its name to misrepresent facts
Industry is misguiding the nation on antibiotic misuse in the sector and its contribution to the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance in India,…
First ever case of H7N4 afflicting a human being reported in China
The virus, identified by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, is of avian origin
High incidence of drug-resistant bacteria found in ready-to-cook poultry products
The study raises question on effectiveness of modern food processing techniques to produce microbiologically safe food products
Scientists find natural food preservative from bacteria
The bacteria isolated from chicken intestine inihibits the growth of the organism that causes food-poisoning