Welcome to “Aviana Asia 2011” International Expo for Poultry & Livestock to be held from 7th-9th July 2011, Colombo, Sri lanka.

Aviana Asia 2011 is considered to be first in Sri lanka, but Aviana will be held for the fifth time respectively in July 2011.

Sri Lanka has a total land area of 65,610 sq. km. Beautiful beaches facing the Indian Ocean and 2,000 meters High Mountain, jungle and wildlife habitat for elephants and leopards, two more six World Cultural Heritage including cultural and historical attractions, a country filled with many attractive sights”

THE LIVESTOCK SECTOR IN SRI LANKA

There are about 13 million poultry, 1.5 million cattle, 0.08 million pigs and 0.3 million buffalo’s, in the country

Dairy Sector

Sri Lanka imports around 65,000 MT of dairy commodities, mainly FCMP, The domestic milk production only constitutes about 17 percent of the requirement and the rest is imported. The import bill on dairy commodities is around 13 Million USD.

Poultry Industry

From being a back-yard type of an industry, poultry industry of Sri Lanka has developed into a commercial industry over the past three decades.

About 70% of the contribution to livestock sub-sector in Sri Lanka comes from chicken meat and eggs.

Current per capita availability of chicken meat and eggs estimated to be 4.8 kg and 57 eggs respectively.

Poultry feed are produced by local feed manufactures and some multinational companies are also engaged in the feed business in the country. However, around 85% of feed raw material requirements are currently being imported.