20,268 ducks culled in Alappuzha
The Hindu
NIHSAD lab had confirmed Avian influenza in samples of dead ducks
Rapid response teams of the Animal Husbandry Department culled 20,268 ducks within a one-km radius of two bird flu hotspots in Pallipad and Ambalapuzha North grama panchayats on Tuesday.
Officials said that bird culling operations had been completed and mopping up would be conducted on Wednesday. While 11,143 birds were culled in and around the hotspot in Pallipad another 9,125 ducks were culled in Ambalapuzha North. Besides, 13,500 eggs and 9,650 kg of feed were also destroyed.
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