September 19, 2024

Restrictions imposed on chicken farms in Puri, Odisha, India, to fight bird flu

With the Puri district of Odisha, India, becoming a bird flu hotspot, chicken farming has been banned in Pipili, Satyabadi, Nimapada, and Delang.

Chicken farming will be stopped for three months in the bird-flu infected areas, Kalinga TV reported. The action is in accordance with the Puri administration's restrictions on chicken farming.

As part of restrictions, poultry farms should not be opened within 1km of infected areas. Poultry birds are not permitted to be sent outside a radius of 1-10 km.

Additionally, samples from chickens will be tested once every 15 days.

According to reports, 55 out of 861 poultry farms in Pipili have been sealed. There are 344 farms in Delang, with 64 being cleared and sealed. The Animal Husbandry Department also sealed 22 poultry farms in Satyabadi.

- Kalinga TV