As many as 100 chickens were found dead at a poultry farm in Vehloli village of Shahapur tehsil in Thane district, said Thane District Magistrate and Collector Rajesh J Narvekar on Friday. Considering the bird flu threat, the samples have been sent to a lab in Pune. He further said […]
Thousands of chickens to be culled in Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture amid bird flu outbreak
About 840,000 chickens will be culled in Ibaraki Prefecture amid the spread of bird flu in Japan, Japanese media reported on Tuesday. On Monday, over a dozen dead chickens were found at a poultry farm in Ibaraki, which became the 17th prefecture to register bird flu cases this winter, the Kyodo news agency said. According to the NHK broadcaster, the chicken farm, located in […]
No case of bird flu in Jharkhand, Rapid Response Teams formed for proper surveillance
Jharkhand has not reported any positive case of avian influenza or bird flu to date, the Animal Husbandry Department of Jharkhand said on Sunday. At least 4,353 samples including general and dead wild birds have been sent to the lab for the test to date. Nancy Sahay, Director, Jharkhand’s Animal Husbandry Department told ANI, […]
Bird Flu: Rapid response teams deployed across 40 forest divisions, protected areas in Uttarakhand
Rapid response teams have been deployed across 40 forest divisions and protected areas of Uttarakhand to deal with bird flu, Chief Wildlife Warden JS Suhag said on Saturday. He also said that the Directors of all District Forest Officers (DFOs) have been instructed to closely monitor the situation. “Frequent cases of bird deaths are being reported […]
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal ordered opening of poultry markets
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal ordered the poultry markets in Delhi to open after samples taken from there tested negative for bird flu. He also withdrew order to restrict trade and import of chicken stocks. “Samples taken from poultry markets have tested negative with respect to Bird Flu. Have directed to […]
Manipur’s veterinary minister says No bird flu case reported
Manipur’s veterinary minister, Oinam Lukhoi Singh, has said there have been no bird flu cases in the state but preventive measures were being taken against the disease. He said the government has imposed a temporary ban on the entry of poultry and poultry products into the state and formed rapid […]
Asia’s chicken farmers are confronting the region’s worst bird flu outbreak
MUMBAI/TOKYO (Reuters) : Asia’s chicken farmers are confronting the region’s worst bird flu outbreak in years, with the deadly virus affecting farms stretching from Japan to India, roiling some poultry prices and showing no signs of easing. More than 20 million chickens have been destroyed in South Korea and Japan […]
Uttarakhand government put a ban on poultry from Haryana and Himachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand government has put a ban on poultry from Haryana and Himachal Pradesh to curtail the spread of bird flu and has sought police’s help in implementing the prohibition. “Along with the action taken by the animal husbandry department, the cooperation of the police department is also necessary, as it is not possible […]