Bird Flu Monitor > Possible Impact of bird flu in Pakistani Economy

[SouthAsiaBiz] Many people in Pakistan are related to the poultry industry and according to a report published last year in Dawn (Pakistan's influential English daily), "in 2004, egg production increased to 8,247 million and poultry meat to 4,02,000 tons." Poultry products are an important source of protein for the common people in the country and any outbreak of large scale bird flu will surely put severe pressure in the price of other types of meat (beef and mutton) and fish.

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