Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Bangladesh: 11,230 hens culled for bird flu in Rajbari

11,230 hens culled for bird flu in RajbariRajbari: Posted: 15/11/2011 - 19:35
Over 11,230 hens were culled and 43,000 eggs were destroyed for bird flu at Rajbari Poultry Farm at Charlaxmipur village in Sadar upazila on Monday night.


District Livestock Office sources said the hens were culled for bird flu after confirmation of avian influenza virus in sick hens and eggs by livestock disease detection centre in Manikganj.
The confirmation was made on Monday afternoon following test of sample sent to the Manikganj centre from Rajbari Poultry Farm.
Upazila livestock office Dr. Sourendra Nath Saha said 1,500 hens perished at the farm in the last 72 hours after several thousand hens fell sick in the last 4 days ending at 3 am Tuesday.
Suspecting bird flu farm authority sent samples to the local livestock office which sent the same to Manikganj for test Monday morning.
The Manikganj centre sent a message to them confirming bird flu in sick hens and eggs on Monday afternoon.
The hens and eggs were destroyed district administration officials, including the civil surgeon and police from 9 pm Monday to 3 am Tuesday, he informed.http://thegoodmorning.net/index.php?id=6136

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