January 24, 2011

Syria's poultry industry progresses

Syria's poultry industry is on the rise, with developing quantities of an 8% increase in birds in 2009 than the previous year, according to news reports.

Animal production in Syria witnessed, over the past five years, a noticeable development concerning quantities, and a shift to using modern machines and methods in breeding and production.

According to a report issued by the Central Bureau of Statistics, the number of domestic chicken in 2009 was 8.3% more than in 2008 and 17.2% more than 2005. The number of farms reached 12,024 in 2009.

The number of birds increased in 2009 to reach 24.4 million birds, compared to 23.1 million in 2008. Egg production amounted to 2.67 billion and chicken meat to 168,426 tonnes in 2009.