20,000 Ducks To Be Culled After Avian Flu Detected In Kerala's Alappuzha
NDTV
The presence of the infection was confirmed following a recent lab test of samples in the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal.
With the outbreak of avian flu being confirmed among ducks in the district, authorities today began operations to cull over 20,000 birds in Vazhuthanam ward in Haripad Municipality here to check spread of the disease.
The presence of the infection was confirmed following a recent lab test of samples in the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal.
From October 28 (Saturday), all birds in the houses located within a km radius of the epicentre of the disease, would be culled, district authorities said here in a statement.
As many as 20,471 ducks would be killed and eight Rapid Response Teams (RRTs), with 10 members each, are engaged in culling operations as per the directives of veterinarians and adhering to the central norms in this regard, it said.
