Nearly 4 lakh chickens die in Andhra; samples sent for testing
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Nearly 4 lakh chickens die in Andhra; samples sent for testing

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: Nearly four lakh chickens perished in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh and vicinity over the past 45 days, prompting the Animal Husbandry Department to send samples for testing to ascertain the cause, said an official on Wednesday. Animal Husbandry Department director Damodar Naidu said samples were sent to a high security lab in Bhopal and also Vijayawada for confirming the disease causing these deaths. We have alerted the field vets to be cautious and guide the famers, said Naidu, adding that poultry death claims mostly came from West Godavari district. As per the Animal Husbandry Department's estimates, there are eight crore commercial chickens in the poultries and two crore domestic chickens with households in the southern state.

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Bird flu cases in 9 states, poultry farms' inspection ordered
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Bird flu cases in 9 states, poultry farms' inspection ordered

India Today  

The Centre has issued an alert on the H5N1 virus or bird flu after nine states, including Jharkhand and Punjab, reported outbreaks since January. In an advisory issued on March 7, the Central Government’s Dairy and Animal Husbandry Department asked all States and Union Territory administrations to increase surveillance in high-risk areas like poultry farms and bird markets. States are …

10,000 chickens die in Karnataka's Ballari, bird flu alert issued
4 weeks, 1 day ago

10,000 chickens die in Karnataka's Ballari, bird flu alert issued

New Indian Express  

BALLARI: Around 10,000 chickens have died in poultry farms in Ballari district in the wake of the spread of H5N1 virus, commonly called bird flu, after it spread in Andhra Pradesh which borders Ballari district. Ballari deputy commissioner Prashanth Kumar Mishra has instructed the authorities to train poultry workers in handling the birds in the present situation and sounded an …

Poultry sales in Andhra soar 60% as farmers counter bird flu fears with food festivals
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Poultry sales in Andhra soar 60% as farmers counter bird flu fears with food festivals

New Indian Express  

GUNTUR: Poultry sales in the State have surged by 60% in just one week, thanks to a bold strategy by farmers to win back consumer confidence following a bird flu outbreak. Organising food festivals across major cities like Guntur, Rajamahendravaram, Kakinada, Vijayawada, and Tirupati, farmers served free chicken and egg dishes to debunk myths surrounding poultry consumption. The outbreak was …

Bird flu: Mass culling in three districts of Karnataka, over 1000 birds culled in Ballari
1 month ago

Bird flu: Mass culling in three districts of Karnataka, over 1000 birds culled in Ballari

India TV News  

Bird flu: Mass culling in three districts of Karnataka, over 1000 birds culled in Ballari Bird flu, also known as Avian influenza, is a zoonotic viral disease that primarily affects poultry and may occasionally spillover to mammals, including humans and swine. To curb the spread of viral disease Bird flu, the Karnataka government is carrying out mass culling. The matter …

Bird flu in Ballari, two thousand chickens die in one week
1 month ago

Bird flu in Ballari, two thousand chickens die in one week

New Indian Express  

BALLARI: Bird flu has been confirmed in the government poultry farm in Kurekoppa village of Sandur taluk in Ballari district. After more than 2,400 chickens died in a span of one week at the farm, the district authorities sent the samples to the laboratory in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, for tests, which have now confirmed the presence of bird flu. Mishra …

Steps initiated in Belagavi to contain bird flu following outbreak in Latur
1 month ago

Steps initiated in Belagavi to contain bird flu following outbreak in Latur

The Hindu  

The Belagavi district administration has initiated a series of measures to contain H5N1 Avian influenza or Bird Flu. Following an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu at Udayagiri in Latur district of neighbouring Maharashtra, the Belagavi district administration has begun screening of samples in individual and company farms, and setting up check posts at the inter-State border. ‘”All precautionary measures have …

Precautions in place to prevent bird flu, says Erode collector
1 month, 1 week ago

Precautions in place to prevent bird flu, says Erode collector

New Indian Express  

ERODE: Erode collector Raja Gopal Sunkara on Tuesday said adequate precautions have been taken in the district in view of bird flu cases in Andhra Pradesh. There are 32.4 lakh hens in 65 egg farms, 27.5 lakh hens in 568 broiler farms, and 2.3 lakh hens in 56 country chicken farms in Erode. In a statement, collector Sunkara said, “Hens …

Lab reports confirm bird flu at Deeplanagar in Andhra Pradesh’s NTR district
1 month, 1 week ago

Lab reports confirm bird flu at Deeplanagar in Andhra Pradesh’s NTR district

The Hindu  

Yet another place in NTR district, Deeplanagar in A. Konduru mandal, has reported mass mortality of 3,000 broiler birds, and the lab reports have confirmed the cause of their death as H5N1 virus that causes bird flu. After the confirmation was received from the ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases on February 22, Saturday, District Collector G. Lakshmisha said …

Chicken, Egg Meals on Platter to Dispel Wrong Notion on Bird Flu
1 month, 1 week ago

Chicken, Egg Meals on Platter to Dispel Wrong Notion on Bird Flu

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: To dispel misapprehensions about bird flu, the animal husbandry authorities, with the support from poultry farmers, will conduct ‘chicken and egg melas’ to promote consumption of cooked meat of chickens and their boiled eggs in a big way in several parts of Andhra Pradesh. However, with misinformation campaign in some parts of the state, the poultry industry, National Egg-Coordination …

Telangana registers first Birdflu case at Nalgonda poultry farm
1 month, 1 week ago

Telangana registers first Birdflu case at Nalgonda poultry farm

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana has registered the first positive case of Birdflu at Neelapatla village in Choutuppal mandal in erstwhile Nalgonda district, top sources in Animal Husbandry department here on Saturday confirmed. Following information over sudden death of chicken on a large scale under mysterious circumstances, a team of veterinary doctors inspected the poultry farm owned by a farmer Pasham Shiva and …

Bird flu outbreak in Andhra Pradesh: Burden of bird blight
1 month, 1 week ago

Bird flu outbreak in Andhra Pradesh: Burden of bird blight

The Hindu  

The Zilla Parishad School in Badampudi village, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, usually filled with children’s laughter and lesson chants during the day, was eerily silent on February 13. Eluru District Joint Director of Animal Husbandry, T. Govindaraju, says about 1,000 PPE kits and other safety gear were provided to the 20 teams conducting the culling operation even as he …

Poultry meat cooked at temperatures above 70°C for at least 30 minutes is deemed safe: Telangana Dept cites GoI advisory
1 month, 1 week ago

Poultry meat cooked at temperatures above 70°C for at least 30 minutes is deemed safe: Telangana Dept cites GoI advisory

The Hindu  

Amid rising concerns over Avian Influenza in Telangana, the Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Department has urged the public not to panic, assuring that properly-cooked chicken and eggs are safe for consumption. In a bulletin released on Thursday, the department underscored that poultry meat cooked at temperatures above 70°C for at least 30 minutes is deemed safe, in line with the …

Official says no curbs in AP on transport of chicken, eggs
1 month, 1 week ago

Official says no curbs in AP on transport of chicken, eggs

Deccan Chronicle  

“People are free to consume cooked meat and eggs. There are no restrictions, except in the five bird-flu affected villages of the state,” clarified animal husbandry director T. Damodar Naidu in a statement issued here on Wednesday. Damodar Naidu said misinformation had spread on social media about bird flu affecting people. The official said, as a result, they had to …

Steps taken to check spread of bird flu yielding positive results, says Andhra Pradesh Animal Husbandry Director Damodar Naidu
1 month, 1 week ago

Steps taken to check spread of bird flu yielding positive results, says Andhra Pradesh Animal Husbandry Director Damodar Naidu

The Hindu  

There are no new cases of bird flu in any other area, except in the five villages where its presence has already been reported, says Animal Husbandry Director T. Damodar Naidu. There are no restrictions on the transport of chickens and eggs in any part of the State, except in the ‘surveillance areas’ identified in the five affected villages, and …

Nearly 10 lakh kgs chicken and live poultry sold in Hyderabad on Sundays; sales dip
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nearly 10 lakh kgs chicken and live poultry sold in Hyderabad on Sundays; sales dip

The Hindu  

Thousands of farmers and countless others reliant on the poultry industry in Telangana are grappling with the fallout of the bird flu outbreak in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Telangana Poultry Federation president K. Mohan Reddy estimates a 50% drop in the industry’s average daily income, which typically reaches ₹10 crore in the State. Estimating the number of people employed in the …

No new cases of bird flu in past two days: Official
1 month, 2 weeks ago

No new cases of bird flu in past two days: Official

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA/RAJAHMUNDRY: With the Animal Husbandry Department intensifying biosecurity measures in poultry farms, State officials have reported a decline in new cases of Avian Influenza. According to Dr Damodhar Naidu from the State Animal Husbandry Department, no new cases have been reported in the past two days. Poor hygiene contributes to spread of bird flu On Sunday, Dairy Development Chief Secretary …

Avian influenza: No chicken, eggs to carnivores in Hyderabad zoo as precaution
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Avian influenza: No chicken, eggs to carnivores in Hyderabad zoo as precaution

The Hindu  

The Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad has halted the supply of chicken and eggs to carnivores as a precautionary measure amid reports of chicken deaths in neighbouring States due to suspected Avian Influenza. The zoo authorities used to feed 35 kgs of chicken and about 140 eggs to carnivores, including tigers, lions, panther and jaguars, zoo sources said on Friday. …

Bird Flu In Telangana Secunderabad Chicken Centres Found Selling Rotten Meat
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bird Flu In Telangana Secunderabad Chicken Centres Found Selling Rotten Meat

ABP News  

If you are a non-vegetarian in the Anna Nagar area of Hyderabad's twin city Secunderabad, you may be in for a disgusting shock. Amid a bird flu scare in Telangana's Hyderabad, a large quantity of rotten meat has been discovered in the cold storage of chicken centres in Anna Nagar, Secunderabad. On Thursday, February 13, officials from the Food Safety …

Vet experts inspect poultry farms to know why H5N1 broke out
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Vet experts inspect poultry farms to know why H5N1 broke out

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:A four-member team of experts from Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati, on Friday inspected bird-flu affected poultry farms at Badampudi, Velpur and Kanuru Agraharam located in erstwhile twin districts of Godavari and Krishna. Animal husbandry authorities say they have advised people not to consume chicken and eggs only from bird-flu affected poultry farms and also those located within one km …

Post bird flu, authorities bury 24,500 poultry birds in Tanuku mandal
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Post bird flu, authorities bury 24,500 poultry birds in Tanuku mandal

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: In the aftermath of bird flu in the “red zone” Tanuku mandal of West Godavari district, authorities have buried 24,569 birds of six poultry farms near the Velpur village in a scientific manner in the presence of Revenue, Animal Husbandry and Civil Supplies officials. Nagarani said apart from the birds, they have also buried into the ground 9,880 kilos …

Avian influenza: No chicken, eggs to carnivores in Hyderabad zoo as precaution
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Avian influenza: No chicken, eggs to carnivores in Hyderabad zoo as precaution

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad, Feb. 14: The Nehru Zoological Park here has halted the supply of chicken and eggs for carnivores as a precautionary measure amid reports of chicken deaths in neighbouring states due to suspected avian influenza. The zoo authorities used to feed 35 kgs of chicken and about 140 eggs to carnivores, including tigers, lions, panther and jaguars, zoo sources said …

Telangana zoos halt chicken, eggs usage as bird flu cases rise in Andhra
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana zoos halt chicken, eggs usage as bird flu cases rise in Andhra

India Today  

Telangana has taken preventive measures after Andhra Pradesh reported cases of Avian flu across five villages in the state. The Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad has stopped procuring chicken and eggs for its carnivorous animals as a precaution against potential avian influenza transmission. Following a rise in chicken deaths in neighbouring states due to suspected avian influenza, Telangana has also …

Bird flu scare leaves poultry business in Andhra Pradesh dire straits
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bird flu scare leaves poultry business in Andhra Pradesh dire straits

The Hindu  

The avian flu scare in Andhra Pradesh has resulted in a drop in the consumption of chicken and eggs, severely impacting the poultry business. In NTR district, around 7,000 broiler chicks, belonging to a farm at Anumollanka village, have died in the past two days, triggering fears of bird flu in Vijayawada. According to Andhra Pradesh Poultry Federation vice-president T. …

Bird flu in Andhra Pradesh: Four infected areas declared as biosecurity zones; restrictions imposed
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bird flu in Andhra Pradesh: Four infected areas declared as biosecurity zones; restrictions imposed

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh Government has declared four areas as Biosecurity Zones, where the restrictions are imposed, in view of the identification of the avian influenza cases in the State. Addressing the media at the Secretariat on Thursday, Minister for Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Kinjarapu Atchannaidu said that based on the guidelines from the Central Government, the biosecurity zones were declared …

No need to panic over bird flu, measures to control disease in place: AP minister
1 month, 2 weeks ago

No need to panic over bird flu, measures to control disease in place: AP minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh minister K Athcannaidu has said there was no need to panic over the outbreak of Avian Influenza in the state as measures to control it are in place. The virus was first detected in Velpuru, West Godavari district and Kanuru Agraharam, East Godavari district prompting Animal Husbandry officials to begin culling birds at two poultry farms in …

Bird flu scare in Andhra Pradesh: State implements series of measures to contain Avian Influenza
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bird flu scare in Andhra Pradesh: State implements series of measures to contain Avian Influenza

India TV News  

In the wake of the bird flu scare in Andhra Pradesh, the state government said it has announced a series of measures to contain the outbreak of Avian Influenza in West Godavari, East Godavari, Krishna and NTR districts, which led to the death of lakhs of poultry birds in the last three days. A total of 721 Rapid Response Teams …

Bird flu scare: Telangana issues advisory, sets up check-posts along Andhra border, check details
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bird flu scare: Telangana issues advisory, sets up check-posts along Andhra border, check details

India TV News  

Bird flue scare: In the wake of bird flu scare, the Telangana government issued an advisory and asked for statewide monitoring to track any spread of the infection, while the Centre will notify the World Organisation for Animal Health about the outbreak. After the detection of Avian Influenza at two locations—Velpuru in West Godavari district and Kanuru Agraharam in East …

All AP districts put on high alert to curb spread of Avian Influenza
1 month, 2 weeks ago

All AP districts put on high alert to curb spread of Avian Influenza

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The bird flu outbreak has killed more than 11,000 chickens at Anumollanka village in NTR district, prompting the State authorities to issue a high alert across all districts. The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has already led to the death of thousands of chickens, with neighbouring Telangana banning poultry imports from Andhra Pradesh. Officials are enforcing strict containment measures, including …

Telangana on high alert in view of bird flu
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana on high alert in view of bird flu

The Hindu  

The Telangana Government has declared a ‘high alert’ in view of outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza or Bird Flu cases reported in the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, by setting up over two dozen border check posts to check vehicles transporting poultry birds into the State. Though, no cases has been reported in Telangana so far, Animal Husbandry Department officials have …

3,000 more birds die at a farm in a day in NTR district, flu suspected
1 month, 2 weeks ago

3,000 more birds die at a farm in a day in NTR district, flu suspected

The Hindu  

A day after mass mortality of more than 4,000 birds was reported from a poultry farm at Anumollanka village in Gampalagudem mandal of NTR district, the officials on Wednesday confirmed death of 3,000 more birds at the same farm. All the birds, aged 24 days, were broiler chicks and belonged to the same farm, Sri Balaji Poultry Farms, but to …

No fresh cases of infection reported in AP, say officials
1 month, 2 weeks ago

No fresh cases of infection reported in AP, say officials

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government has curbed the spread of bird flu among chickens by confining the virus to just two affected areas in Godavari districts. As the officials declared red zone areas in a 10km distance from the virus-infected poultry farms, their owners have been instructed not to engage in panic-selling of the birds, fearing that their birds might …

Rapid response teams constituted to check spread of bird flu in Andhra Pradesh, says Animal Husbandry Director
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rapid response teams constituted to check spread of bird flu in Andhra Pradesh, says Animal Husbandry Director

The Hindu  

Director of Animal Husbandry, Government of Andhra Pradesh, T. Damdoar Naidu, has said that 721 rapid response teams have been constituted across the State to closely monitor and check the spread of avian influenza, or bird flu. Additional teams had been positioned at the State borders to oversee the transportation of chicken and poultry products, Dr. Damodar Naidu said in …

Telangana bans poultry imports from Andhra Pradesh after bird flu outbreak
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana bans poultry imports from Andhra Pradesh after bird flu outbreak

India Today  

The Telangana government issued a warning to poultry farmers and blocked the entry of poultry from Andhra Pradesh following the confirmation of avian influenza in the neighbouring state. The move came after a bird flu outbreak was reported in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, where authorities declared a red zone around the affected area. According to sources, around …

Poultry workers being screened for potential bird flu infections
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Poultry workers being screened for potential bird flu infections

The Hindu  

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM All workers in chicken shops and poultry farms within the 10-km surveillance zone of the three bird flu hotspots in East Godavari district are being sent for medical tests to check for possible human infections. The first bird flu case in the district was confirmed on February 9 after samples collected from dead poultry layers at a farm in …

Bird Flu fears hit chicken sales in Hyderabad
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bird Flu fears hit chicken sales in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Amid fears of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, Hyderabad has witnessed a steep drop in chicken consumption and corresponding increase in the sale of fish and mutton. They are willing to negotiate costs rather than risk raising concerns among their guests.” Sanjeev Chintawar, assistant general manager of the National Egg Coordination Committee, told this newspaper, “There has …

Telangana government issues alert on Avian Influenza preparedness
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana government issues alert on Avian Influenza preparedness

The Hindu  

The Telangana government has stepped up biosecurity moves to curb the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza by creating 24 check-posts to monitor the movement of poultry. The directive, issued by Special Chief Secretary to Government Sabyasachi Ghosh, instructs district officials to raise awareness among poultry farmers, stakeholders, and the public about HPAI prevention. Officials have been urged to report …

Biomedical measures in Telangana poultries intensified; Khammam border closed
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Biomedical measures in Telangana poultries intensified; Khammam border closed

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana Animal Husbandry department has stepped up surveillance across poultries in the State in the wake of outbreak of bird flu in East and West Godavari districts in Andhra Pradesh where thousands of chickens died in the last few days. The bird flu was prevalent in the poultry farms in East Godavari and West Godavari districts where a large …

Telangana government sounds alert about bird flu; asks officials to ensure preparedness
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana government sounds alert about bird flu; asks officials to ensure preparedness

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a top priority circular given to officials, Telangana government has asked them to be on high alert and ensure proper preparedness to prevent ingress of avian influenza as highly pathogenic avian influenza was reported in other States. Seeking the attention of the district Collectors in the State to inform about the HPAI reported in other States, Special Chief …

Culling of live poultry layers begins to prevent spread of bird flu in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Culling of live poultry layers begins to prevent spread of bird flu in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Rapid response teams have culled live poultry layers in the Kanuru Agraharam hotspot, where mass mortality of poultry has been recorded due to the H5N1 virus since January 13 in East Godavari district. On February 9, the first bird flu case was confirmed at a poultry farm in Kanuru Agraharam of Peravali mandal in East Godavari district. Two more hotspots …

Samples of dead poultry layers at Peravali hotspot in East Godavari district test positive for bird flu
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Samples of dead poultry layers at Peravali hotspot in East Godavari district test positive for bird flu

The Hindu  

The samples of dead poultry layers collected from a poultry farm at Kanuru Agraharam of Peravali mandal in East Godavari district have tested positive for bird flu, an avian influenza. Since then, nearly five lakh poultry layers had perished at the farms spread over three hotspots in the Godavari region — Peravali and Undrajavaram mandals in East Godavari district and …

12 lakh chicken deaths in Godavari districts; Ranikhet disease suspected
1 month, 3 weeks ago

12 lakh chicken deaths in Godavari districts; Ranikhet disease suspected

New Indian Express  

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM: Poultry farmers in the Godavari districts are on edge after the mysterious death of over 12 lakh chickens in recent days. Speaking to TNIE, Srinivasa Rao, a senior officer from the Animal Husbandry Department in Rajamahendravaram, stated that samples from the deceased chickens were sent to NIHSAD three days ago. Suspecting Ranikhet disease as the likely cause, AP Poultry …

Suspected bird flu leaves lakhs of hens dead in Telangana
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Suspected bird flu leaves lakhs of hens dead in Telangana

New Indian Express  

KHAMMAM: Poultry farmers in Khammam district are worried as a large number of hens are dying because of a suspected bird flu. “We visited the poultry farms and collected the samples to identify the reason for these deaths,” said animal husbandry joint director K Venkatanarayana. He added that a similar kind of bird flu killed a large number of broiler …

Bird flu: Kerala Animal Husbandry Minister to distribute compensation to poultry farmers
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Bird flu: Kerala Animal Husbandry Minister to distribute compensation to poultry farmers

The Hindu  

Minister for Animal Husbandry J. Chinchurani on Thursday will inaugurate the distribution of compensation to poultry farmers who suffered losses due to last year’s bird flu outbreak. The event will be held at Coir Machinery Manufacturing Company hall at Chungam in Alappuzha at 2 p.m. A sum of ₹3.06 crore will be distributed to 899 poultry farmers in Alappuzha district, …

Nearly four lakh chickens perish in Andhra, samples sent to ascertain cause
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Nearly four lakh chickens perish in Andhra, samples sent to ascertain cause

Hindustan Times  

Amaravati, Nearly four lakh chickens perished in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh and vicinity over the past 45 days, prompting the Animal Husbandry Department to send samples for testing to ascertain the cause, said an official on Wednesday. Nearly four lakh chickens perish in Andhra, samples sent to ascertain cause Animal Husbandry Department director Damodar Naidu said samples were …

Bird flu compensation to be distributed next week: Minister J. Chinchurani
2 months ago

Bird flu compensation to be distributed next week: Minister J. Chinchurani

The Hindu  

Compensation for poultry farmers who suffered losses due to last year’s bird flu outbreak will be distributed next week, Minister for Animal Husbandry J. Chinchurani has said. In a statement issued here on Wednesday, Ms. Chinchurani said that a sum of ₹3.06 crore would be distributed to 899 poultry farmers in Alappuzha, 48 in Pathanamthitta and 213 in Kottayam. “Farmers …

Telangana poultry owners concerned over Latur chicken deaths
2 months, 1 week ago

Telangana poultry owners concerned over Latur chicken deaths

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana Animal Husbandry department and poultry farms across the State are on high alert following the death of 4,200 chicks in a poultry farm in Maharashtra’s Latur district, days after about 60 crows succumbed to bird flu. As part of the system, it would regularly collect more than 1,000 samples from poultry farms across the State and send them …

200 dead chickens found dumped; no bird flu detected in Odisha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

200 dead chickens found dumped; no bird flu detected in Odisha

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: Sundargarh district veterinary authorities have ruled out bird flu in the district after approximately 200 dead broiler chickens were found under mysterious circumstances near Thiaberna village in Darjing gram panchayat on Sunday evening. On Tuesday, a veterinary team from the District Diagnostic Laboratory collected samples from domesticated chickens in the area for testing. DrPatnaik said, “There are no poultry …

5 poultry farmers quarantined after H5N1 outbreak in Odisha
6 months, 3 weeks ago

5 poultry farmers quarantined after H5N1 outbreak in Odisha

New Indian Express  

KENDRAPARA: Health officials have quarantined five poultry farmers after H5N1-infected chickens were found at their farms on Tuesday. Chief district medical officer Dr Anita Patnaik confirmed that the swab samples from these farmers were collected and sent to the Regional Medical Research Centre in Bhubaneswar for testing. The bird flu outbreak was confirmed on Sunday, following tests by the High …

Panel suggests curbs on poultry farms in Kerala's Avian Flu epicentres till March 2025
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Panel suggests curbs on poultry farms in Kerala's Avian Flu epicentres till March 2025

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The expert committee formed by the state animal husbandry department to study the recent outbreak of avian influenza in Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts has reported that the source of the virus could be migratory birds. The panel recommended a ban on the transportation of poultry to and from the areas where the disease has spread till March 2025. …

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