http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. The Bangladeshi veterinary authorities have reported two outbreaks of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) at commercial poultry farms located in Rangpur and in Dhaka. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080513/bangladesh___bird_flu_strikes_again_.aspx oie.com Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Over 2000 fowls have been culled following detection of bird flu virus at a poultry farm in Islampara area of Chuadanga district town. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200213/bangladesh___bird_flu_back_.aspx oie.com Sat, 23 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Poultry industry in Chalan Beel area in the district now passing through a tough time as increased prices of inputs, including feeds, medicines and one-day chicks, have appeared to be a stumbling block for its survival. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150213/bangladesh___poultry_prices_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Bangladesh is still feeling the aftershocks from 2007’s HPAI outbreak that closed 50,000 related businesses and put 2.5 million out of a job. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200812/bangladesh___bird_flu_problems_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT The government has decided to 'experimentally' vaccinate poultry birds to protect the poultry industry from avian influenza virus, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Abdul Latif Biswas said yesterday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210612/bangladesh___coping_with_bird_flu_.aspx oie.com Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT An eight-member expert committee has been formed in Bangladesh to devise a plan to start a vaccination programme in the wake of the spread of avian influenza in poultry farms across the country. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190612/bangladesh___dealing_with_bird_flu_.aspx oie.com Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT A supply shortage of day-old chicks against an increased demand has become a boon for hatchery operators but came as the bane of consumers. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150612/bangladesh___rise_in_poultry_prices_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT The price of chicken has been rising in the kitchen markets in Chittagong since the last week of April due to an imbalance of demand and supply. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120612/bangladesh____the_rise_of_poultry_prices_.aspx 5mpublishing Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Over the last two years three of India’s poultry giants, Venkateshwara Hatcheries Group, Shuguna and Amrit, have expanded their operations to Bangladesh. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/310512/bangladesh___indian_poultry_investment_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Three Indian poultry giants set foot in Bangladesh in the last two years, encouraged by growth in the local industry and the prospects of increased demand for protein due to rising income and a huge population. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/290512/bangladesh___indian_poultry_investment_.aspx 5mpublishing Tue, 29 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The avian influenza outbreaks in Bangladesh at the end of 2011 have taken thier toll on the domestic agriculture sector. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210512/bangladesh___more_bird_flu_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Two people were arrested and jailed by a mobile court yesterday morning for collecting and selling dead chicken in the capital's Karwan Bazar. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030512/bangladesh___new_poultry_scabdal__0.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Bangladeshi veterinary authorities have reported a total of ten highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks across various commercial poultry farms in Dhaka, Khulna, Chittagong and Rajshahi. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060412/bangladesh___bird_flu_problems.aspx oie.com Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Renewed attacks of avian influenza on the poultry industry cut chicken production and hiked prices of meat and eggs. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030412/bangladesh___bird_flu_hits_poultry_industry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Bangladeshi poultry industry has demanded waiver of "turnover tax" on their businesses amid spread of the Avian influenza virus attack and higher import cost because of US dollar appreciation, industry people said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080212/bangladesh___poultry_industry_in_turmoil.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT After the procession at Pukhuridanga village, a rally was held at a local school where joint secretary of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) central committee Nazmul Haque Prodhan among others spoke while former schoolteacher Kamaluddin Ahmed chaired it. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/291111/bangladesh___poultry_farm_problems.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Over 11,000 poultry birds were culled and 43,000 eggs destroyed after the bird flu virus was detected at a poultry farm in Bangladesh. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/011211/bangladesh___bird_flu_back.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT The poultry industry in Bangladesh has multi-dimensional prospects, reports Financial Express of Bangladesh. It has already shown some promises about increasing protein availability of the country's vast population. Traditional poultry – reared naturally and in an unplanned manner – have been the mainstay for many years. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/311011/bangladesh___the_poultry_industry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT The poultry industry in Bangladesh has multi-dimensional prospects, reports Financial Express of Bangladesh. It has already shown some promises about increasing protein availability of the country's vast population. Traditional poultry – reared naturally and in an unplanned manner – have been the mainstay for many years. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/281011/bangladesh___the_poultry_industry_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Bangladesh will share a new strain of bird flu virus, identified as a possible pandemic threat, with US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) to develop 'seed virus,' key ingredient to make a vaccine in emergency. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/121011/bangladesh___bird_flu_problems.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT The move will open up the $660 billion global halal food market to food processors in Bangladesh according to a report in the Asia Times. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/051011/bangladesh___the_halal_industry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT An unusual rise in the price of one-day-old chicks and poultry feed has come as a serious blow to the already limping poultry industry in eight districts of Rangpur division, according to Daily Star of Bangladesh. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060911/bangladesh___poultry_farm_problems.aspx 5mpublishing Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The veterinary authority sent Follow Up Report No. 34 dated 7 July to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010811/bangladesh___bird_flu_back_.aspx oie.com Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT A third of the country's farm-raised chicken has been decimated by the latest outbreak of the bird-flu, a top poultry farmer has said Thursday, demanding compensation for the affected farms. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250711/bangladesh___bird_flu_problems.aspx oie.com Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Poultry farm owners in the Barisal region are facing setbacks due to high price of chicks and poultry feed, reports Financial Express. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180711/bangladesh___problems_in_the_poultry_industry.aspx 5mpublishing Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Bengal Meat Processing Industries, an internationally certified meat producer and exporter, expects to ring up Tk 400 million in overseas sales this year by doubling its halal meat export. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080711/bangladesh___halal_meat_boom_.aspx halalfocus Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Bangladesh's long-term outlook as a leading producer of poultry products remains bright despite the bird flu outbreak that has held off its potential, speakers at a meeting said yesterday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210611/bangladesh___poultry_production.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT The government is allowing the import of eggs and chicks from India although the local poultry industry suffers losses because of surplus production, egg and chick raisers have alleged. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260511/bangladesh___poultry_imports.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 29 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT In the wake of bird flu 'outbreak', poultry farm and hatchery owners have demanded a ban on import of chicks and eggs from India. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260511/bangladesh___more_calls_for_poultry_ban.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT There have been 31 new outbreaks of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120511/bangladesh___more_bird_flu.aspx oie.com Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Enterprises working in the poultry sector have blamed the increase in poultry feed prices, government's failure to provide incentives to the sector, low market price of eggs and chickens and bird flu as the main reasons, according to Gulf Times. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/280411/bangladesh___drop_in_poultry_production.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT A total of 6,000 poultry birds were culled and 29,000 eggs damaged following outbreak of bird flue at a hatchery at Kashada village under Shivalaya upazila on Tuesday and Wednesday night. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190411/bangladesh___more_birds_culled_with_avian_flu.aspx oie.com Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT According to Financial Express of Bangladesh, 23 countries including the US, German, Franch, China, India and Pakistan will take part at the three-day event schedule to be held at Bangabandhu International Conference centre in the city. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110411/bangladesh___international_poultry_show_.aspx 5mpublishing Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT With fresh cases of avian influenza or bird flu being detected at a government-run farm in western Tripura, the authorities Tuesday started culling more than 7,000 poultry birds at the farm to contain the spread of the disease, officials said here. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250311/bangladesh___bird_flu_cull_begins_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT New cases of bird flu outbreak continue to ravage Tripura, sending the officials into deep funk. About 400 birds died of avian influenza last week at Gandhinagar poultry farm. This outbreak and die-off comes close on the heels of the outbreak in R.K.Nagar poultry farm last month. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250311/bangladesh___bird_flu_sweeps_through_asia_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT At least 6,838 poultry and 2,609 eggs of two poultry farms under sadar upazila of Gazipur were destroyed yesterday and on Thursday night following detection of avian influenza. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/220311/bangladesh___bird_flu_problems.aspx oie.com Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT New cases of bird flu outbreak continue to ravage Tripura, sending the officials into deep funk. About 400 birds died of avian influenza last week at Gandhinagar poultry farm. This outbreak and die-off comes close on the heels of the outbreak in R.K.Nagar poultry farm last month. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250311/bangladesh___bird_flu_sweeps_through_asia.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT The veterinary authority sent Follow Up Report No. 29 dated 24 February to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140311/bangladesh___bird_flu_strikes_again.aspx oie.com Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT An outbreak of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed at a farm in the Dhaka region of Bangladesh. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/220211/bangladesh___oie_confirms_hn.aspx oie.com Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT The authorities sent Follow Up Report No. 27 dated 3 February to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/180211/bangladesh___bird_flu_confirmed_.aspx oie.com Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT The veterinary authority has sent Follow Up Report No. 26 dated 10 January to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260111/bangladesh___bird_flu_back_again_.aspx oie.com Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT Rainbow Pharmaceuticals, an upcoming Dhaka based company has been appointed to distribute Avitech products addressing the poultry and cattle segment in Bangladesh. Rainbow Pharmaceuticals is a new business venture of Dr. Motiar Hossain, a qualified veterinary doctor from Bangladesh Agriculture University with 10 years of senior management experience in sales and marketing in the Animal health industry. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/261210/bangladesh___avitech_appoints_distributor_in_bangladesh_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Economy of the country performed reasonably well during the first quarter of the present fiscal, even though the performance of different sectors and sub-sectors was mixed, according to a review of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/191110/bangladesh___farming_performs_well_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT The poultry industry is otherwise known to hold out multi-faceted prospects for the Bangladesh economy. An opinion piece in Financial Express of Bangladesh states that it has already shown the way to increasing protein availability of the vast population of the country. Traditional poultry – reared naturally and in an unplanned manner – have been the mainstay for many years. But the needs of the growing population dictated planned breeding of poultry birds to cope with the higher demand. Thus, planned breeding of poultry that started from the eighties is now a well-established field of activities in the country. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/311010/bangladesh___poultry_industry_problems_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Health officials in Bangladesh are working to contain an outbreak of anthrax that has affected the price of leather, the BBC reported Wednesday on its website. The latest outbreak, which was first detected in Sirajganj in August and has now spread to 12 districts, is believed to have been caused by the slaughtering of infected cattle and selling or eating the contaminated meat, the report said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/261010/bangladesh___anthrax_hits_cattle_trade.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Indian poultry giant Venkateshwara Hatcheries Group (VH Group) has launched its operations in Bangladesh. The $650 million conglomerate, which claims to be the largest fully integrated poultry group in Asia, looks to produce broiler and layer food locally, said a company statement. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/121010/bangladesh___poultry_expansion_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT The company is looking to bring in state-of-the-art technology to the Bangladeshi poultry sector, according to Daily Star. The US$650 million conglomerate, which claims to be the largest fully integrated poultry group in Asia, says the company plans to replicate its Indian success through revolutionising the poultry sector in Bangladesh. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/071010/bangladesh___new_poulty_operation_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Anthrax fears among consumers have encouraged people to farm poultry more amid rising prices of chicken, but the supply of chicks is less than expected, reports Daily Star of Bangladesh. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/300910/bangladesh___fears_over_anthrax_.aspx oie.com Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT According to reports on the BBC, Bangladesh is now on high alert following the outbreak in the north of the country. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140910/bangladesh___anthrax_confirmed_in_livestock_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Bangladesh has decided to allow import of day-old broiler and layer chicks and also eggs from India to break the monopoly of some big companies in the country’s poultry sector and also to meet the country’s increasing demands, reports Gulf Times. Sharful Alam, secretary in the ministry of fisheries and livestock, has said that the import of poultry products from India would begin within a week. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140910/bangladesh___easing_of_poultry_restrictions_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT