ByZaib-Ur-Rehman

LecturerDepartment of Poultry Science

PMAS, Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Total population by world region 2010-2050

World poultry meat production, trade and consumption projections to2022

Global meat market 1980-2010-2030

In the next 20 years, world meat market will increase by nearly 35%. Thegrowth for poultry will be 50%

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50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

400,000

450,000

1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030

Sheepmeat Poultry Pork Beef

+ 32%

+ 33%

+ 24%

+ 19%

+ 16%

35%

37%

23% 21%

36%

39%

23%

40%

32%

The 70% of growth for global meat marketwill come from Asia

-5,000

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5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

Poultry Beef Pork

Source: Rabobank, FAO, FAPRI, OECD

Expected growth of major meat market during 2010-2020

Poultry trade long-term projections 2011-22

Future of Poultry Science? What goes through your mind when someone mentions the

word ‘poultry’? Maybe you think of a small flock of chickens scratching in a

backyard, someone collecting eggs by hand, or even FoghornLeghorn. The poultry industry, however, is SO much more thanthat!

Today’s poultry industry is a large scale and highly advancedentity with numerous job opportunities for well trained andmotivated young men and women who wish to achieve a highlevel of career advancement

Can you visualize yourself as a broiler processing plant manager,a flock service technician, a quality control manager, a feedmillmanager, a hatchery manager, a poultry veterinarian, anutritionist, an agricultural engineer, a geneticist, or a marketingspecialist