SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 1979
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+LAST YEAR WE SUPPLIED LOCAL BREEDERS WITH 60,000 HIGH QUALITY CHICKS, AN INCREASE OF 10,000 OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR, + MRS. LO TAM YUEN-YIN, HEAD OF THE CENTRE, SAID TODAY.
ABOUT 80 PER CENT OF THESE WERE SHEK KI'S, MRS. LO POINTED OUT.
SHE SAID THE PRODUCTION CAPACITY AT THE POULTRY PRODUCTION UNIT WILL BE DOUBLED TO 120,000 IN 1981 TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING DEMAND AND THAT BY 1984 PRODUCTION WILL BE INCREASED TO 180,000 WHEN NEW PREMISES AND ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT ARE AVAILABLE.
EXPLAINING THE WORK OF THE CENTRE, MRS. LO SAID TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND KNOW-HOW, INCLUDING LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS SERVICE AND DISEASE CONTROL, ARE PROVIDED FOR THE POULTRY INDUSTRY.
+JOINT EFFORTS BETWEEN THE BREEDERS AND THE DEPARTMENT HAVE HELPED TO KEEP THE MARKET STEADY WITH HONG KONG IN THE FOREFRONT IN SALES FOR THE PAST DECADE, SHE SAID.
AT THE SAME TIME, OTHER ADVANCEMENT MADE ARE:
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POULTRY FARMERS ARE NOW ADOPTING BETTER MANAGEMENT METHODS, INCLUDING AUTOMATIC DRINKING AND FEEDING SYSTEMS AND BALANCED FEEDS=
* THE CHICKENS ARE NOW HOUSED IN BETTER DESIGNED PREMISES,
AND
* BETTER QUALITY BREEDING STOCK IS AVAILABLE.
+WE ALSO GIVE ON-THE-SPOT ADVICE TO FARMERS. THIS RANGES FROM INFORMATION ON YIELD INCREASES AND DISEASE CONTROL, MRS. LO SAID.
+THE LATEST TECHNIQUES ARE ALSO WIDELY PUBLICISED THROUGH A WEEKLY PROGRAMME BORADCAST OVER RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG. WE ALSO HOLD SEMINARS, COURSES AND VISITS,+ MRS. LO ADDED.
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