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POULTRY PUNCH ARTICLE
CORONAVIRUS

DO NOT SPREAD BY EATING EGGS AND MEAT

DR. AMANDEEP SINGH (BVSc & AH, MVSc)
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Department of Sheep Husbandry,
Government of Jammu & Kashmir, India.
Former Research Scholar, Division of Extension Education,
ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, UP, India
amandeepsinghvet@gmail.com

ince the coronavirus has resulted is the key ingredient in poultry feed have Does coronavirus spread through
in pandemic, poultry industry in fallen steeply but to no good hopes for eating eggs?
Sparticular has faced its wrath. The the poultry producers, the consumers No, coronavirus does not spread through
Union Minister for Animal Husbandry and have also discontinued the consumption consumption of eggs. Although there
Dairying (India), Sh. Giriraj Singh, have of poultry products due to coronavirus are other pathogens like Salmonella,
stated that poultry industry in India is facing outbreak. Mycoplasma, Chlamydia, reovirus, etc.
a net loss of Rs. 1500 to Rs. 2000 crore per Many governmental organizations which can spread through eating uncooked
day. The prices of eggs and poultry meat have time and again reported that or raw eggs. It is always advisable to properly
have reduced drastically varying from the coronavirus do not spread through cook the eggs before consumption.
Rs. 180/kg to even at Rs. 10/kg at various consumption of poultry products, still Does coronavirus spread through
places due to which the poultry farmers are to add to information, the current article eating poultry meat?
in despair. have been exclusively written to bust the No, coronavirus does not spread thr
A net reduction of 70 percent have myths and misinformation which was ough consumption of poultry meat. The
been witnessed in the prices of poultry circulated through social media related to other pathogens that spread through
products since coronavirus outbreak. the consumption of poultry products and raw or uncooked meat are Salmonella,
Although the market prices of maize which coronavirus spread. Campylobacter, Staphylococcus, E.

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