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7,000 chickens culled in Bhola
Fri, Mar 4th, 2011 5:30 pm BdST
Bhola, Mar 4 (bdnews24.com) ? About 7,000 chickens of a poultry farm in Bhola Sadar Upazila have been culled following the detection of H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu.
The livestock department with the help of Upazila administration culled the chickens of 'Farit Poultry Fram' at Charsamaiya on Friday.
District livestock officer Pradip Kumar told bdnews24.com that the bird flu infection had been confirmed after testing the sample of a dead poultry bird in a Barisal laboratory.
The sample was sent for lab test following the deaths of some chickens on Tuesday, he said adding that they had decided to cull the chickens on Thursday night.
Some 2,000 chickens of Ahmed Poultry Farm at Charnoabad in the town were also culled on Feb 18.
7,000 chickens culled in Bhola
Fri, Mar 4th, 2011 5:30 pm BdST
Bhola, Mar 4 (bdnews24.com) ? About 7,000 chickens of a poultry farm in Bhola Sadar Upazila have been culled following the detection of H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu.
The livestock department with the help of Upazila administration culled the chickens of 'Farit Poultry Fram' at Charsamaiya on Friday.
District livestock officer Pradip Kumar told bdnews24.com that the bird flu infection had been confirmed after testing the sample of a dead poultry bird in a Barisal laboratory.
The sample was sent for lab test following the deaths of some chickens on Tuesday, he said adding that they had decided to cull the chickens on Thursday night.
Some 2,000 chickens of Ahmed Poultry Farm at Charnoabad in the town were also culled on Feb 18.