In the past two years, India's poultry sector has had limited growth for reasons such as higher input prices (feed), low live chicken prices and overproduction. However, several factors indicate it could expand at a faster pace in 2017/18. Smaller Soybean Crop, Lower Production and Higher Prices In its first survey of the soybean crop, the Soybean Oil Processors Association (SOPA) hinted that the area under soybeans is down 6.47 percent at 10.26 million hectares versus last year’s 10.97 million hectares. This may be a small drop, but it could have a significant impact on crushers as well as the poultry industry. While it is difficult to assess final production at this stage, the total could be 10.26 MMT if an average yield of 1 MT/hectare...
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
The common ostrich (Struthio camelus), or simply ostrich, is a species of flightless bird native to certain areas of Africa (and historically, Arabia) and is the largest living species of bird. The common ostrich is one of two extant species of ostriches, the only living members of the genus St...
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, at the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was decl...
From WPI Consulting
Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.