June 13: 77 percent of commercial poultry farms in Nepal are operating without registration, finds a new survey. The 'Poultry Survey' commissioned by Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) published on June 12 reveals that out of 21,956 farms in the country, only 5,040 have been registered. According to the CBS report, there are about 600 million chickens in poultry farms across the country during the review period. Out of them, about 500 million are broilers, 69 million layers and the remaining belong to other species of chickens. The new CBS statsictics shows there are more number of poultry farms in province number 3 on the provincial basis. The bureau reports that 7,668 poultry farms are being operated throughout the…