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POULTRY PUNCH ARTICLE
HOW BACTERIOPHAGES AND FEED
ADDITIVES ARE TRANSFORMING
THE POULTRY SECTOR
Nipun Gupta, Supervisory Board Representative,
Vetphage Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd.
he global poultry market was of meat products, increasing awareness
valued at US$ 267,332.3 million in about the need for better hygiene and
According to a recently T2018, and is expected to exhibit a the rise of a more conscious consumer is
concluded study it CAGR of 3.0% over the forecast period gradually ushering in a series of changes
was established that 2019–2027, in terms of revenue. Rapid in poultry rearing practices.
growth in consumer demand for livestock
most of the antibiotics products in emerging economies such Rising awareness about the
used in the poultry as China and India, owing to rising need to reduce Antibiotics
poultry meat and egg production and usage
industry are increasingly consumption is expected to fuel growth According to a recently concluded
losing their efficacy of the global poultry market. On the study it was established that most of the
against pathogenic other hand, the Indian poultry market, antibiotics used in the poultry industry
consisting of broilers and eggs was are increasingly losing their efficacy
microorganisms. worth INR 1,750 Billion in 2018. The against pathogenic microorganisms.
Similarly, the use of market is further projected to reach INR Similarly, the use of antimicrobial agents
4,340 Billion by 2024, growing at a CAGR in animal husbandry for therapeutic
antimicrobial agents in of 16.2% during 2019-2024. has been linked to the development
Consumers these days are very health of resistant bacteria. If the usage of
animal husbandry for conscious and choose to consume animal antibiotics is not restricted in poultry
therapeutic has been products which have been raised in a there are chances that they may come
linked to the development safe environment. This is why poultry in the final product that is eggs and
farms need to take strict measures in meat which can further lead to increase
of resistant bacteria. If prevention and control of infectious in antibiotic resistance. This is because
the usage of antibiotics is diseases by ensuring cleanliness and all microorganisms have an inherent
not restricted in poultry healthy diet. However, it is difficult to capacity to resist some antibiotics which
keep poultry farms and stock completely is why excessive use of antimicrobial
there are chances that disease free as new disease agents can agents has caused rapid surge and
they may come in the emerge from time to time. Contracted development of AR.
Antibacterial resistance is the ability
diseases can reduce the egg production
final product that is eggs and growth rate of flocks which will developed in bacteria to combat against
and meat which can in turn impact the economic output. antibacterial agents.However, the main
Moreover, genetic changes in the birds reason because of which antibiotics for
further lead to increase in have also made them more susceptible animals are used is that they help treat
antibiotic resistance. to diseases. Rising demand coupled infectionsand indirectly help in their
with the need for greater generation growth and development. Chicken is
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