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Russia: Coronavirus could disrupt poultry production

6 Apr 2020

• 6 Apr 10:36

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The International Poultry Council (IPC) has appealed to FAO, World Trade Organization and OIE asking to support the poultry industry and guarantee its sustainable operation. The IPC worries that this might be jeopardised now, as it sees disruptions in breeding stock deliveries in some countries. A sharp reduction in airline traffic globally, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic could leave some companies without breeding stock and hatching eggs, IPC warned. International regulators and governments have to address that problem, IPC said. In the short-term, the current situation could cause some problems to animal welfare, because many eggs were placed in hatcheries before. Read more...