TIRUCHY: In a demand to streamline chicken feeding in the production units, the state conference of the Federation of Broiler Chicken Vendors Associations on Saturday proposed a plan to halt sales for one week across the state.

In the Confederation State meeting held in Thanjavur, a series of subjects were discussed and a few resolutions, including to insist on the state government to test the feed provided to the broiler chicken production units.

Speaking to reporters, the federation president P Durairaj said, the federation has been demanding streamlining chicken feeding in the production units, but there is no standard operating procedure for the production units. “The production units should withhold feed 15 hours before the sale to ensure it wouldn't impact the real weight of the chicks and prevent illness in the fowls," Durairaj said.

He also said that the federation has sent a representation to the state government to derive norms for the chicken production units and ensure that retailers sell good quality chicken to the customers. “If the demands are not met, the broiler retailers would stop selling chicken for a week as a protest," he said.