Tocantins, Brazil registers 43% growth in commercial poultry production in 2020

The poultry sector in Tocantins has been gaining prominence and investments, in addition to ensuring sanity and high quality in production. Proof of this is the record of a significant increase of 43% in the production of commercial birds in 2020, compared to the previous year, from 24.4 million birds to 34.9 million, according to data on the movement of birds issued by the Agency of Agricultural Defense (Adapec). According to the institution, the State currently has 113 farms registered with the agency, of which 108 are broiler, three laying and two for breeding. Currently, the central-north region concentrates most of the production. “Adapec maintains, in addition to the registration and certification of poultry establishments, an inspection throughout the production chain, ranging from traffic control to epidemiological and sanitary surveillance of the main avian diseases, especially those notifying the World Health Organization. Animal (OIE), as are the cases of Newcastle ...