Unhygienic Feed and Waste Disposal Alarms Critics
PAKISTAN - Preparation of unhygienic poultry feed, improper disposal of poultry waste and absence of legislation concerning feed ingredients and medication pose a serious threat to human health, environmentalists and veterinary experts say.

Karachi Chicken Rates at Record High
KARACHI, PAKISTAN - Chicken rates in Karachi have sky-rocketed to Rs 205 per kg, an all time record for the area, but the high rates are pushing down demand for the meat in to a sharp decline.

Pakistan Govt. assists bird flu-affected poultry farms
ISLAMABAD - Poultry farm owners are understood to have been paid Rs 55 million in the recent days as compensation after the recent outbreak of bird flu.

Bird Flu Vaccines Produced Locally
PAKISTAN - Three types of strains (H5, H7 and H9) exist in the country. However, H5 and H7 are considered highly pathogenic. The Sindh Poultry Vaccine Centre is producing vaccines against these strains, which are isolated from local poultry farm, said...

Poultry Farms Registration Launched
PAKISTAN - A country-wide campaign for the registration of poultry farms has been launched with an aim to provide maximum security against bird flu outbreak.

No Appropriate Guidelines for 2nd Largest Industry
PAKISTAN - Despite being a major source of revenue for the government, the poultry industry faces a loss of billions of rupees following the recent bird flu scare and is being run without proper guidelines or rules and regulations.

Pakistan Lifts Ban on Poultry Import
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Thursday lifted ban on the import of poultry hydrolyzed protein, raw materials from poultry slaughter and flavoring substances for pet food from BSE (Mad Cow disease) infected countries like United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium,...

Bird Flu Washed Out of Valley
PAKISTAN - The Valley is free from Bird Flu and consumers need not to worry on this count as the thousands of samples collected randomly from the local poultry farms, backyard poultry, wetlands and incoming poultry stocks have tested negative for...

Poultry Rate Up After Balochistan Factor
PAKISTAN - With the increasing demand from Balochistan the poultry rate has gone up by at least 30 per cent in the local market, it is learnt here.

‘Poultry Sector Suffers Over Rs 20m Loss in One Week’
PAKISTAN - Poultry farming, an important sub-sector of livestock, has suffered a loss of over Rs20 million in one week due to reduction in prices as well as low consumption of poultry meat due to fear of bird flu in the province.

Bird Flu Patient in Pakistan
PAKISTAN - A hospital in northwestern Pakistan clarified on Sunday that it was still too early to confirm that a patient in hospital had been infected with bird flu virus, the official Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported.

Prolonged winter season brings poultry prices down
PAKISTAN - Prolonged winter season coupled with some other compelling factors, has brought prices of poultry products substantially down in the city during the past one month bringing unexpected relief to a large number of consumers, according to the...

Bank Issues Guidelines on Poultry Financing
PAKISTAN - The State Bank of Pakistan has issued ‘Draft Guidelines for Poultry Financing’ to banks, Financial Institutions (FIs) and other stakeholders for their feedback and comments.

WHO confirms human-to-human birdflu case
PAKISTAN - The first case of human infection with H5N1 avian influenza has been confirmed in Pakistan by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday.

Pakistan Flu Cases Go Under the Microscope
ISLAMABAD - International health experts have been dispatched to Pakistan to help investigate the cause of South Asia's first outbreak of bird flu in people and determine if the virus could have been transmitted through human contact, officials said...