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In Bangladesh, poultry birds are primarily used for meat and egg consumption. The weather in Bangladesh is perfect for raising poultry, with several types of poultry birds having been domesticated for many years. As of 2017, about 300 billion taka was invested in the poultry industry, with an estimated 150,000 poultry farms in Bangladesh. [1]
In Bangladesh, poultry birds are primarily used for meat and egg consumption. The weather in Bangladesh is perfect for raising poultry, with several types of poultry birds having been domesticated for many years. As of 2017, about 300 billion taka was invested in the poultry industry, with an estimated 150,000 poultry farms in Bangladesh. [14]
Poultry farming is the form of animal husbandry which raises domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese to produce meat or eggs for food. Poultry – mostly chickens – are farmed in great numbers. More than 60 billion chickens are killed for consumption annually.
Kazi Farms Limited and associated poultry farming companies sell poultry chicks, poultry and fish feed, eggs, live chickens and organic fertilizer across Bangladesh. [3] Kazi Food Industries Limited sells its Bellissimo and ZaNZee brands of ice cream, as well as Kazi Farms Kitchen brand of frozen food products across Bangladesh. [4] [5]
The poultry industry in Bangladesh was partly pioneered by the Biman subsidiary in the mid-1970s, although the first poultry in Bangladesh was a private venture named "Eggs and Hens" established in 1964. [3] The medium-sized breeder set up by BPC eventually led to NGOs and the government coming forward to develop the sector in early 1990. [4]
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In February 2016, 90 percent of egg-laying hens in Canada lived in battery cages. That month, negotiations between egg farmers, animal welfarists, and the government resulted in a moratorium on construction of new battery cages from 1 April 2017 and a gradual 15-year phaseout of battery cages towards enriched cage or cage-free systems by 2036. [23]