Izaak Breitenbach, basic supervisor of the South African Poultry Affiliation (SAPA), supplies precious insights into the present Avian Influenza disaster impacting the poultry business. He additionally addresses issues associated with egg shortages and the prospective shortages of rooster meat.
The poultry business 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, basic supervisor of the South African Poultry Affiliation (SAPA), in regards to the present Avian Influenza disaster affecting the poultry business.
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 customers are experiencing relating to egg and rooster meat shortages, and the stairs being taken by means of SAPA and govt to stop long term outbreaks.
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