[Assam] Bird flu & culling in Assam

[mc mahant]

The story going around is this:
W.Bengal created this "CRISIS" .
There is money to makefrom  their  --strategically located in Siliguri area:

Hatcheries
FEED Mills(Nobody knows how to test their value-- they are justGOOD,BETTER,BEST in the world)
Vast network of Broiler Farms.

  First decimate the Assam /NE  Broiler  Biz.
    2.   Then take over the "Level Playing Field"
    3.   Worried about Assamese being killed by Bird Flu'--HAAH!!
 
They say  some Accredited LABORATORY  at Bhopal  found "Nothing-No Virus!!"
 
And Rupeenomics thrive.
 
MM> Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:06:41 -0600> From: assamrs at gmail.com> To: assam at assamnet.org> Subject: [Assam] Bird flu & culling in Assam> > For the past several months bird flu has spread throughout Assam & possibly> the surrounding states. Talking to a friend of mine (from Guwahati), it> seems chicken and eggs are basically banned and/or not available. Of course,> consumers who are aware of the dangers of the epidemic, stay away.> > But there is resistance from some quarters against culling. This is> understandable to an extent, as this is how many marginal poultry growers> make a living.> > I don't know much about the epidemic, but this much is certain, many in> Assam are losing, often, their only source of income. The State itself lost> huge revenues.> > What the state govt. (if it hasn't already) should do is to provide> alternative methods of living to these farmers (at least temporarily).> Alternatively, the Govt. could buy the poultry & eggs at current market> prices and urge the growers to sell the chickens.> > I read in the Calcutta Telegraph, that the State Govt. is employing village> youths as spies (to tell on their neighbors) - maybe to foster ill-will> among neighbors? :)> > The state must also prepare for such things for the future. Some time ago,> there was a problem with fish, and it had to imported from Andhra Pradesh.> > In the US, as many are aware, some time ago we had the Mad Cow disease> scare. It took a few weeks, but it seems that the US Agriculture Dept> (USDA), was able to identify particular heads of cattle to some farms in> Texas where the suspect cattle were. This is because, all cattle, upon> birth, are etched bar codes, and farmers follow strict USDA guidelines for> regular blood/tissue samples, vacinations and regulated feeds.> > All these things are expensive, but if the state were serious, Delhi, the> FAO and other UN bodies can help and the state could make a positive start.> The Punjab has made huge strides in this area.> Just my thoughts> > A photo from the AT - people protesting culling ops.> http://www.assamtribune.com/dec2708/Photo2.html> _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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