Amravati:
On Wednesday, an official said that in the last 45 days, about four lakh chickens in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh and in Andhra Pradesh and the surrounding area were added, causing the Animal Husbandry Department to send samples for testing to detect the reason. Motivated for.
Director of Animal Husbandry Department Damodar Naidu said that due to these deaths, samples were sent to a high security laboratory and Vijayawada in Bhopal to confirm the disease.
Naidu said, “There is death rate to the extent claimed by farmers. Farmers are also neglecting bio -safety measures, which is the main reason for the spread of diseases,” Naidu told PTI.
Some farmers dumped dead birds in the canals and leading the spread of infections on the streets, stating that the original precaution was ignored, resulting in the Foul’s death.
According to an animal husbandry official, usually, the incident is seasonal and appears every year, however, due to the greater number of migratory birds in collaboration with the negligence of the poultry farmers, the number of deaths has increased.
Naidu said, “We are operating a series of sensitizing meetings to tell farmers about the importance of bio -safety. The weights are also visiting the fields to advise farmers on health and hygiene. We hope Doing that the incident will decrease by the end of this week, “Naidu said.
For other reasons, animal husbandry officials suspect the role of an avian influenza, which is to be confirmed by the Bhopal Laboratory.
Incidentally, avian influenza has a vaccine for low pathogenic stress, but not for high pathogenic strains and any viral outbreaks, especially in herd management, where hundreds of birds are reared together, personal attention is not extended. Can
Therefore, Naidu said that better poultry management practices and bio -safety are prominent.
Given that the mortality rate in poultry farms would be around 0.5 percent, he said that the current crisis shot it up to 4 percent.
During the summer and winter months, up to two percent of the mortality rate is common and an alert will be released only when it doubles.
We have alerted the field weights to be vigilant and guided famine, Naidu said that the claims of the chicken’s death came mostly from the West Godavari district.
In view of this crisis, the chicken farmers are asking the government for compensation and reconstruct the loan, he said.
According to estimates from the Department of Animal Husbandry, poultry has an eight million commercial chickens and two crore domestic chickens with houses in the southern state.
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