# Nigeria’s poultry farmers call for improved biosecurity measures amid bird flu outbreak
						 | The Poultry Site

> Poultry and egg producers in Lagos State, Nigeria, are suffering heavy losses from avian influenza, with some farms operating at about 30% capacity. Farmers are calling for stronger biosecurity and say government compensation may take months. The outbreak is thought to have started from illegal imports of almost-hatched eggs.

- Date: 2021-08-31 · published 2021-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Nigeria · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45583-nigeria-s-poultry-farmers-call-for-improved-biosecurity-measures-amid-bird-flu
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Losses in Nigeria's poultry sector reduce local demand for feed and imported inputs. The effect on world feed grain prices is small.

## Sources

- thepoultrysite.com: https://www.thepoultrysite.com/news/2021/08/nigerias-poultry-farmers-call-for-improved-biosecurity-measures-amid-bird-flu-outbreak

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