But the poultry industry, the country's fastest-growing livestock sector, employs millions people and better education was a key focus of the project. About 5 million people are dependent on the poultry industry. Bird flu has spread to 51 farms in 16 districts, forcing authorities to cull nearly 255,000 chickens, according to figures from the fisheries and livestock ministry. The objective was to help small farmers implement health measures that would improve farming practices and...

Survey: Consumers would eat less chicken if avian flu gets closer. Americans love to eat their chicken _ on a per-capita basis, Americans will consume about 86 pounds of chicken this year. The survey found: - 39 percent of respondents said they would stop eating chicken if the virus was found in chickens in the U. farms for American consumers to cut back on chicken consumption. If people stopped eating chicken, it would take about five months, after being reassured that no infected chicken...

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Americans love to eat their chicken -- on a per-capita basis, Americans will consume about 86 pounds of chicken this year. The survey found: - 39 percent of respondents said they would stop eating chicken if the virus was found in chickens in the U. farms for American consumers to cut back on chicken consumption. If people stopped eating chicken, it would take about five months, after being reassured that no infected chicken got into the food supply, for consumers to return, Hallman said....