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Chickens in Malaysia are producing fewer eggs. Is haze a leading cause?

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Tan, V. (2026, September 28). Chickens in Malaysia are producing fewer eggs. Is haze a leading cause? South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3368925/chickens-malaysia-are-producing-fewer-eggs-haze-leading-cause?utm_source=rss_feed

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Chickens in Malaysia are laying fewer eggs, raising concerns among small farmers about the impact of haze on poultry health. Farmers like Zaiful Zakaria in Selama, Perak, have installed ventilation fans and water-misting systems to combat heat and smoke from the haze, which arrived in August. While it's hard to isolate the effects of haze from other factors such as rising temperatures and feed issues, farmers report that these conditions collectively are causing significant stress on their animals and leading to financial strain.

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Chickens in Malaysia are producing fewer eggs, leading farmers to question if haze from fires in neighboring countries is causing this decline. Farmers in both Malaysia and Indonesia are facing various challenges including rising temperatures, water shortages, feed costs, and disease outbreaks. In Selama, Perak, poultry keeper Zaiful Zakaria, 42, has been installing ventilation fans and a water-misting system to cope with heat stress before the haze arrived in August. Despite these efforts, farmers report that the combined effects of haze-related smoke and other issues are severely impacting animal health and financial stability. Industry groups confirm that the cumulative strain is significantly affecting productivity.

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Indonesia Malaysia Perak Selama

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Malaysia GPE · 3× Indonesia GPE · 1× Perak GPE · 1× Selama GPE · 1× Zaiful PERSON · 1× Zaiful Zakaria PERSON · 1×

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Small farmers in Malaysia and Indonesia who are also worried about rising heat are spending more to ventilate their sheds While it is difficult to separately assess the effects of haze-related smoke from heat, water shortages, feed and disease, farmers and industry groups say the cumulative strain is severely affecting animal health, productivity and their finances.

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2026-09-28 · South China Morning Post

Chickens in Malaysia are producing fewer eggs. Is haze a leading cause? · assertive framing

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Chickens in Malaysia are producing fewer eggs. asserted

Chickens → produce → eggs

Is haze a leading cause? asserted

haze → lead → ?

strain → rise → health

In Selama, Perak, poultry keeper Zaiful Zakaria, 42, had begun installing ventilation fans at his open-sided chicken sheds before the haze hit Malaysia in August. asserted

haze → begin → August

The fans were meant to draw out heat accumulating inside the sheds and protect the well-being of his mainly ornamental and heritage-breed chickens. asserted

fans → mean → chickens

Zaiful later also began installing a water-misting system. asserted

Zaiful → begin → system