11.   Poultry farmers, meanwhile, said they too would not send chicks to the MTUC or Cuepacs again.

12.   Poultry farmers, who took to the streets on Sunday, complain of inadequate compensation.

13.   Penang poultry farmers accused of chickening out, NEW STRAITS TIMES-

14.   Poultry farmers and the MTUC have in recent weeks been engaged in a debate over the chicken boycott issue initiated by the congress.

15.   Poultry farmers had asked for union dispensation to have chickens slaughtered because the fowl are growing too large and killing one other in cramped cages.

16.   Poultry farmers, wholesalers and retailers directly affected by the poultry slaughter can now collect compensation and ex-gratia payments, a government spokesman said last night.

17.   A common parasite found in the birds can make them too scrawny for market, prompting poultry farmers to spend millions each year in drugs and vaccines.

18.   Apart from poultry farmers, the feed producer also was involved in the pork sector, raising fears the contamination may have spread there too.

19.   Apart from presenting their grievances to Dr Hawari, the poultry farmers will also seek an appointment with Agriculture Minister Datuk Amar Dr Sulaiman Daud.

20.   Dr Sulaiman also advised the poultry farmers to hand over the chicks to the MTUC directly and not at the ministry premises.