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Poultry farmers on strike in Coimbatore, Tiruppur seek prompt formation of district-level panels to study sustainability of contractual chicken rearing
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (392+ words) Published - February 02, 2026 07:19 pm IST - COIMBATORE Poultry farmers in Coimbatore and Tiruppur have urged the authorities to constitute district-level technical committees without delay to determine the difficulties they face in sustaining their poultry farms. Their demand was voiced at the farmers…...
Strike for revision of rearing rate: Kerala Poultry Farmers’ Association supports T.N. counterparts
1+ week, 3+ day ago (307+ words) Published - January 24, 2026 12:38 am IST - TIRUPPUR The Kerala Poultry Farmers" Association (KPFA) has expressed solidarity with Tamil Nadu counterparts who are on strike demanding revision of rearing rates. "Arrest of Easan Murugasamy (Founder of Tamil Nadu Farmers" Protection Association) and other…...
T.N. government will take steps to resolve issues related to broiler chicken production: Minister
1+ week, 3+ day ago (160+ words) Updated - January 23, 2026 05:03 pm IST - CHENNAI The Tamil Nadu government will take measures to resolve the issues pertaining to the production of broiler chicken and address the concerns raised by poultry farm owners across the State, Minister for Animal Husbandry Anitha…...
Strike by poultry farms in Palladam: tripartite meeting on January 21 to discuss foster care rate
2+ week, 6+ day ago (353+ words) Published - January 13, 2026 08:32 pm IST - TIRUPPUR In the wake of the strike by poultry farms in Palladam, where the Broiler Coordination Committee (BCC) is headquartered, as also across the State since the start of this month demanding revision in foster care…...
Chicken traders in Kozhikode allege hoarding attempts
4+ week, 1+ day ago (105+ words) Kozhikode chicken traders accuse poultry farm owners of hoarding and urge inspections to prevent market manipulation and protect livelihoods. A section of chicken traders in Kozhikode district accused wholesale poultry farm owners of hoarding in an attempt to create a…...
Bird flu source remains unclear in Kuttanad despite repeated outbreaks
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (377+ words) Published - December 29, 2025 07:42 pm IST - ALAPPUZHA Despite the Kuttanad region reporting seven bird flu outbreaks over the past 11 years, the source of the infections is yet to be identified. While migratory and wild birds have long been suspected to be the…...
Bird flu: over 28,500 birds culled in Alappuzha in two days
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (258+ words) Published - December 27, 2025 09:00 pm IST - ALAPPUZHA In view of the bird flu (H5N1) outbreak in Alappuzha district, Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) of the Animal Husbandry Department (AHD) carried out bird culling operations in four more grama panchayats in Alappuzha on Saturday. On…...
Bird flu: culling of birds begins in Alappuzha
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (255+ words) Published - December 26, 2025 08:41 pm IST - ALAPPUZHA Culling of birds began on Friday following an outbreak of bird flu (H5N1) in Alappuzha district. Officials of the Animal Husbandry department say that rapid response teams have so far culled 4,240 birds, including ducks, chickens, quails,…...
Poultry farmers discuss modalities of State-wide halt of production from January 1, 2026
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (284+ words) Published - December 25, 2025 08:05 pm IST - TIRUPPUR Poultry farmers across the State converged at Palladam in Tiruppur district on Thursday to discuss the modalities of the State-wide strike they have planned from January 1, 2026. The poultry farmers have been urging broiler industries to…...
Centuries-old duck-rearing practice at risk as avian flu hits Kuttanad again
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (435+ words) The latest outbreak of bird flu, the seventh in the region in 11 years, has already resulted in the death of around 55,000 birds, with more set to be culled as part of preventive measures....