BSS, Rajshahi :
Initiative has been taken to bring all the poultry farmers and feed sellers under registration aims at ensuring safe and good poultry farming practices for sound public health.
Department of Livestock Services (DLS) has taken the decision at a meeting with district and upazila level DLS officials, poultry farmers and other stakeholders.
Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB) organised the meeting at Paba upazila DLS office on Thursday in association with UKaid and British Council under an issue-based project titled “Food Safety Governance in Poultry Sector in Bangladesh”.
Chaired by District Livestock Officer (DLO) Dr Zulfikar Akhter Hossain, the meeting was addressed, among others, by Upazila Livestock Officer Dr Khandaker Sagar Ahmed, CAB District Unit Secretary Golam Mostofa Mamun, its Upazila Unit President Kazi Nazmul Islam and Field Officers Mohidul Hassan and Mozammel Haque.
The experts unanimously said ensuring a good poultry farming practice is very important for sound public health.
Utmost emphasis should be given to bringing all the poultry farmers, traders, feed manufactures, sellers and others concerned under necessary training to enhance their awareness in this regard.
Dr Zulfikar Akhter Hossain gave an overview of poultry sector in the region. He put forward a set of recommendations to make the poultry sector safe and hygienic. “The role of farmers and retailers is very important to ensure feed safety with resisting high-powered antibiotics use in it,” Dr Zulfikar said adding that using these overrated antibiotic in poultry feed is harmful to public health. So, time has come to look into the matter with utmost emphasis.
He told the meeting that all the DLS officials and staff are working in the field level to remove the existing irregularities and anomalies in the poultry sector for the sake of safe poultry meat production.
Initiative has been taken to bring all the poultry farmers and feed sellers under registration aims at ensuring safe and good poultry farming practices for sound public health.
Department of Livestock Services (DLS) has taken the decision at a meeting with district and upazila level DLS officials, poultry farmers and other stakeholders.
Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB) organised the meeting at Paba upazila DLS office on Thursday in association with UKaid and British Council under an issue-based project titled “Food Safety Governance in Poultry Sector in Bangladesh”.
Chaired by District Livestock Officer (DLO) Dr Zulfikar Akhter Hossain, the meeting was addressed, among others, by Upazila Livestock Officer Dr Khandaker Sagar Ahmed, CAB District Unit Secretary Golam Mostofa Mamun, its Upazila Unit President Kazi Nazmul Islam and Field Officers Mohidul Hassan and Mozammel Haque.
The experts unanimously said ensuring a good poultry farming practice is very important for sound public health.
Utmost emphasis should be given to bringing all the poultry farmers, traders, feed manufactures, sellers and others concerned under necessary training to enhance their awareness in this regard.
Dr Zulfikar Akhter Hossain gave an overview of poultry sector in the region. He put forward a set of recommendations to make the poultry sector safe and hygienic. “The role of farmers and retailers is very important to ensure feed safety with resisting high-powered antibiotics use in it,” Dr Zulfikar said adding that using these overrated antibiotic in poultry feed is harmful to public health. So, time has come to look into the matter with utmost emphasis.
He told the meeting that all the DLS officials and staff are working in the field level to remove the existing irregularities and anomalies in the poultry sector for the sake of safe poultry meat production.
