Bird Flu Outbreak: Assam Veterinary Department Urges Govt to Ban Poultry from other States
State Veterinary department urges Assam Government to step up vigil in order to monitor bird movements to curb the spread of avian flu in the state.
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| 8 Jan 2021 7:08 AM GMT
GUWAHATI: In the midst of several reports of poultry, crows, migratory bird deaths in as many as five states in the country, the other states are stepping up vigil to monitor bird movements and unusual deaths in forest areas.
Along the same lines, the State Veterinary Department has urged the home and political departments to put a ban on the import of poultry concerning the outbreak of bird flu or Avian influenza in the country, as Assam imports chicken on a large scale from other parts of India.
This is the season of migration and many birds have arrived in the state with the advent of winter
GUWAHATI: The state veterinary department has moved the home and political departments to impose a ban on the import of poultry in view of the outbreak of avian flu in the country. There is no immediate government move though to cull birds.
Assam imports chicken on a large scale from other parts of the country, especially eastern India. Chairman of the Assam Livestock and Poultry Corporation Ltd (ALPCL) Manoj Saikia said carrying poultry from eastern states to Assam should be stopped immediately. “Infected birds should not be allowed to come to the state for commercial purposes,” he said.
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GUWAHATI: The state veterinary department has moved the home and political departments to impose a ban on the import of poultry in view of the outbreak of avian flu in the country. There is no immediate government move though to cull birds.
Assam imports chicken on a large scale from other parts of the country, especially eastern India. Chairman of the Assam Livestock and Poultry Corporation Ltd (ALPCL) Manoj Saikia said carrying poultry from eastern states to Assam should be stopped immediately. “Infected birds should not be allowed to come to the state for commercial purposes,” he said.