Avian influenza Chinese broiler industry

摘要

The avian influenza (AI) outbreak in 2004 did not return until November 200.5, giving Chinese broiler producers at least a chance to recover Since then, the industry has entered a period of maturity and development, even allowing it to reopen international markets. Shandong is a leading poultry-producing province in China, and it provides more than half of the total national export volume, Although there were no AI outbreaks there in 2004, export volume was sharply cut down during the outbreaks in other provinces, Laiyang SpringSnow company, located in Shandong province, is one of 35 companies now permitted to export to the Japanese market. Its production capacity is not the biggest but the recent transformation on products and production methods is typical of many forward-looking poultry companies in China.