Wrong Bird Flu Strategy

Wrong  Bird Flu Strategy


The Egyptian government is not responding well to the avian flu disease. They are eliminating the small poultry farms to attempt to stop the spread of the disease even though the greater risk is in large  poultry farms where chickens are held in a confined space making them vulnerable to disease and much weaker than the cage free birds. Not to mention the great economical impact that resulting form the decision that affects everyone associated with the small poultry farm industry.

This strategy will end up ruining the poultry farm industry in Egypt and will make Egypt dependent on import poultry from questionable sources that may not be as good as the domestic ones.

So instead of vaccination they are incriminating innocents who attempt to feed their children, as if chickens are like illegal drugs. This will only make matter worse, it will raise the prices of chicken and bring more suffering to the poor who can’t afford beef products as they will end up with no viable source for proteins.


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