The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock rules out the shortage of chickens in Ecuador

게시됨 2022년 11월 29일

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock in Ecuador has reassured the public that there will be no chicken shortage despite the bird flu outbreak in Cotopaxi. Despite concerns about potential bird euthanasias and price increases, traders maintain steady sales and assure that well-cooked chicken is safe to consume. Experts stress the importance of biosecurity and timely control of the outbreak to prevent its spread. The current outbreak affects less than 0.15% of Ecuador's national poultry population, which is estimated to be 255 million chickens per year.

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) assured that there will be no shortage of chicken in Ecuador, due to the outbreak of bird flu in Cotopaxi. The fact was confirmed yesterday in a tour made by Diario EXPRESO. The merchants consulted indicated that they are selling the same amount, the only complaint they have is that they raised the price. "We increased the price of a pound of chicken by 0.02, in quantity this is heavy and we cannot increase it because they penalize us, the increase could be due to the outbreak of bird flu," said Rosa Villavicencio, a trader. Information that well-cooked meat does not affect health has helped maintain sales, he added. The announcement of the outbreak has raised questions about the need to euthanize birds that test positive. Consulted on the subject, the zootechnical veterinarian M.Sc in Poultry, Arturo Arias, does not see it that way. It is easier, he says, to control animals in sheds, because the formal sector has high biosecurity ...

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