Biosecurity is a vital tool to reduce the effect of infections and decrease the impact of diseases in livestock populations. Adopting biosecurity practices in livestock production can increase profitability by keeping viral diseases at bay and improving production efficiency. It is extremely important that poultry industry, in particular, implement a comprehensive biosecurity programme to ensure better quality production.
Efficient feed utilization has a great effect on profitability as feed represents the major cost of poultry production.
Reducing the incidence of disease is one of the priorities to be considered in order to feed the world
Health and safety concerns persist in China, as does the possibility and actuality of the rise of poultry viruses in proximity to humans
Philippines has issued the call amid complaints that poultry and hog raisers leave sewage untreated which spills into rivers and other water bodies. (Image source: Sarah Scicluna/Flickr)
Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has called on livestock raisers to invest in technologies aimed at mitigating negative effects of commercial livestock production to the environment
