Avian flu: Producers in Brazil must increase care on farms

The advance of avian flu over neighboring countries to Brazil turned on the highest alert for breeders, industries and government representatives. Along with the routine care adopted on the properties, it is important to highlight the need to incorporate practices that help prevent the arrival of the disease that can cause billionaire losses to the economy of Brazil, the world's largest exporter of chicken meat. In January, the country exported a record volume for the month. According to the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA), shipments totaled 420.9 thousand tons, 20.6% more than in the same period last year. Revenue increased by 38.9% in the same comparison, reaching US$ 856.6 million. health status There are more than 40 countries that register active outbreaks of avian flu in a scenario considered the worst ever seen by representatives of the sector. Brazil has never recorded an occurrence of the problem. To maintain this sanitary status, ABPA distributed a ...