IFP Editorial, Jan. 15 -- Precaution is alright, but one has to consider the impact of such restrictions on the poultry industry and that too with sound scientific reasons also.

In the wake of bird flu outbreak once again in some parts of the country, several states have issued restrictions in the movement of poultry and poultry products. When the country is yet to recover fully from the impact of the pandemic Covid 19 on the economy including that of poultry industry, the avian flu outbreak has become double jeopardy to the poultry farmers. Some states have put a total ban on the interstate and intra-state movement of poultry and its products including eggs, while some states have only banned the movement of poultry excluding eggs. Mani...