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Animal Husbandry officials person distributed Rs 2,91,963 arsenic compensation to poultry farmers aft their birds, eggs and provender were destroyed. (Express File)
Since January 1, 7,200 poultry birds person been culled and 2,230 eggs destroyed successful the 7 epicentres of areas affected by vertebrate flu (Avian Influenza). Most of the outbreaks person been reported successful unorganied and backyard poultry farms with the organised assemblage being spared of the outbreak.
The latest outbreak was reported from the colony of Mangli successful Brahmapuri taluka of Chandrapur district. As per officials of the authorities Animal Husbandry Department, 2,065 birds were killed successful villages nether a 5 km region from the country wherever the archetypal incidental was reported. As per operational protocol, each birds, eggs, and carnal provender has to beryllium destroyed wrong 5 km radius of the country wherever the archetypal incidental has been reported. In the Chandrapur case, 1,165 eggs and 50 kg of provender was destroyed.
Animal Husbandry officials person distributed Rs 2,91,963 arsenic compensation to poultry farmers aft their birds, eggs and provender were destroyed.
Till February 6, Maharashtra reported 7 epicentres of bird flu incidents from the districts of Latur, Nanded, Nagpur,Thane, Raigad and Chandrapur. Other than poultry, vertebrate flu has been reported successful tigers, leopards, vultures and crows. Mortality reported owed to the flu till day is 693 which includes 3 tigers and 1 leopard. The large cats were housed successful the Gorewada Rescue Center successful Nagpur. Three achromatic backed vultures person died of vertebrate flu astatine the centre.
In Udgir taluka of Latur district, 71 crows died that had aboriginal tested affirmative for the disease. Caused by the influenza A virus, vertebrate flu is simply a highly contagious disease, reported mostly successful birds. In each the 7 epicentres the H1N5 strain of the microorganism was said to beryllium the origin of the mortality successful the animals and birds. Being zoonotic successful nature, strict vigilance is kept erstwhile specified cases are reported. The outbreak successful Indian animals and birds is caused erstwhile they travel successful interaction with migratory birds. Most cases person been reported from areas adjacent h2o bodies which were frequented by migratory birds.
Animal husbandry officials said not a azygous lawsuit has been reported from organised poultry firms. Poultry farms person undertaken bio information measures and ensured their birds bash not travel successful interaction with immoderate migratory birds truthful arsenic to forestall immoderate outbreak.
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