To mark World Egg Day 2025, Poultry India, IPEMA and NECC hosted an awareness event highlighting the nutritional value of eggs and the need to address India’s protein deficiency. Experts noted that India, despite being the second-largest egg producer globally, consumes far fewer eggs per capita than the global average.
Ranikhet Disease is also known as Newcastle disease has begun affecting poultry farmers in Khammam on the borders of Andhra Pradesh. The disease is known as Kokkera Vyadhi in Telugu
Ahead of the mega poultry event, a curtain raiser was held on Monday while a technical seminar on the sector is slated to be held on Tuesday, followed by the three-day mega poultry event from Wednesday.