Izaak Breitenbach, normal supervisor of the South African Poultry Affiliation (SAPA), supplies insights into the present Avian Influenza disaster impacting the poultry trade. He additionally addresses considerations associated with egg shortages and the possible shortages of rooster meat.
The poultry trade has been grappling with a serious outbreak of Extremely Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) since September 2023.
Greater than seven million birds were culled. Sindira Chetty, Virtual Editor at Farmer’s Weekly spoke with Izaak Breitenbach, normal supervisor of the South African Poultry Affiliation (SAPA), in regards to the present Avian Influenza disaster affecting the poultry trade.
On this interview Breitenbach explains what’s Avian Influenza and the indications farmers will have to glance out for of their flocks, the new panic shoppers are experiencing relating to egg and rooster meat shortages, and the stairs being taken through SAPA and executive to stop long term outbreaks.
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