Kavre Destroys Over 40,000 Poultry Due to Bird Flu

Kavrepalanchok. Over 40,000 ducks and chickens have been destroyed in Kavre due to bird flu infection so far.< /p>

Due to the continuous death of chickens in commercial farms for the past few weeks due to bird flu infection, 40,729 ducks and layers of chicken raised commercially have been destroyed, the District Animal Services Office Dhulikhel informed.< /p>

Bird flu infection was observed in some poultry farms in Banepa Municipality Wards No. 6 and 13, Panauti Municipality Wards No. 7, 8, and 9, leading to the destruction of ducks and chickens, informed Senior Veterinary Doctor of the office Dr. Bajrakishor Thakur. According to him, it has been preliminarily concluded that the infection has spread further through crows and other wild birds due to the tendency of throwing dead chickens and ducks indiscriminately in rivers, bushes, and other open spaces. Thakur stated that the office has intensified testing, management, and transportation control measures to control the infection.< /p>

It is said that the infection rate is increasing because the provincial and local levels could not take timely necessary steps due to the delay in receiving laboratory test results, especially. Thakur emphasized the need to strictly implement biosecurity standards in commercial poultry farms, urging to prevent the entry of unnecessary individuals into chicken coops, to adopt safety measures if entry is necessary, to regularly clean coops and equipment, and to follow complete sanitation standards when transporting chickens.< /p>

Monitoring and control of chickens being transported illegally and without testing at the Nala, Roshi, and Khawa checkposts in the district have been tightened. Earlier, in Chaitra, a decision was made to adopt high vigilance to prevent the risk of bird flu infection in Kavre and Sindhupalchok. It was stated that security measures were being tightened in these two districts, considering the possibility of risk, after bird flu infection was observed in chickens raised in some parts of the country.< /p>

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