50,000 chickens culled in Makawanpur bird flu scare
NEPAL - In the Makawanpur district of Nepal, authorities have culled more than 50,000 chickens and destroyed 9,015 eggs and 1,463kg of bird feed after the H5N1 virus was detected in poultry farms in the region
28 March 2019
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By: The Himalayan Times reports that a sample test confirmed the virus was found in poultry farms in the region. According to Chief District Officer Asman Tamang, officials are only allowing imports of chicks to enter the district after they are cleared by a veterinarian in a bid to prevent further spread.
“The infected chickens at 35 poultry farms were culled in three phases while the officials have spread disinfectants in 82 additional chicken farms,” Dr Sushila Shrestha of Centre for Bird Flu Control and Prevention said. “Moreover, 25 samples have been taken to the National Avian Disease Investigation Laboratory, Bharatpur for tests.”
Ryan Johnson
Ryan worked in conservation from 2008 to 2017, during which time he operated a rainbow trout hatchery and helped to maintain public and protected green spaces in Canada for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. As editor of The Poultry Site, he now writes about challenges and opportunities in agriculture across the globe.
