April 24, 2013

Poultry firms in Chitwan, Nepal cull poultry due to bird flu

Two poultry firms' fowls, chicken feeds and eggs detected with bird flu epidemic in Chitwan, Nepal were culled last night.

Some 2,876 fowls and six tonnes of chicken feeds stored in a poultry firm in Chitra Raj Shrestha at Bharatpur municipality-nine were destroyed after detecting bird flu.

Likewise, a total of 3,175 chickens and 300 eggs found in a firm in Ram Babu Thapaliya at Mangalpur VDC, ward no. five were also destroyed during the whole night, said Chief of the District Livestock Service Office, Chitwan, Ram Kumar Karki.

Bird flu has been so far detected in five places in Chitwan in the recent time. High alert has been placed to prevent the outbreak of epidemic.