Iraq - Unknown disease killed at least 60,000 poultry causing price rise in several provinces including Muthanna - April 17, 2016

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It ignites a deadly disease in poultry prices in Iraq

Baghdad, Ali al-Husseini​

April 17, 2016​

Cause sudden illness in poultry farms in southern Iraq, the deaths of tens of thousands of poultry, leading to the ignition poultry prices in markets that have seen a shortage in supply, particularly after the transmission of the disease to several Iraqi provinces. ​

He said Abdullah Ali Kassem, one of the owners competent farms raising chickens in Muthanna province , which saw the emergence of the disease, told the "new Arab", " the majority of farm owners in Muthanna were exposed to losses ranging from 10 million dinars to 30 million (8.5 and 25.2 thousand dollars) for each one of them because of the deadly disease. " it was Ali Hussein Farhan, deputy governor of Muthanna Affairs farm , said in a press statement," the Muthanna recorded injuring more than 40 fields of poultry across the province regions unknown disease ", pointing out that the spread of the disease cause heavy losses to the owners of the fields . according to local data, the disease has killed more than 60 thousand domestic birds, which led to a rise in prices of poultry in the markets. he said Abdul - Hussein Abbas, a Muthana market traders, for "new Arab", said the emergence of the disease and the loss of thousands of local chickens caused leaps in prices, explaining that the price of chicken has risen from four thousand dinars (US $ 3.3) per kilogram to 7 thousand dinars (US $ 5.8), the cause of the disease , which has killed poultry farms, especially that most of the population of the province rely on the local chicken does not favor imported chicken.​

- See more at: https://www.alaraby.co.uk/economy/20....otWMkp42.dpuf

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Muthanna is located in Southern Iraq and borders Saudi Arabia link ​