Thousands of infected chickens, ducks and emus have been culled in a poultry farm on Bangalore's outskirts due to bird flu outbreak, say sources. "We have culled about 19,235 chickens, 13,673 ducks and 370 emus at the Central Poultry Development Organisation (CPDO) farm and in the neighbourhood at Hesaraghatta since Monday to prevent the H5N1 influenza affecting other birds in the vicinity," Principal Secretary Animal Husbandry, Arvind Jannu, told IANS here. ...
via Medindia Health News
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