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20,000 chickens die in Dhading in two weeks
Bird flu yet to be confirmed
ANKIT ADHIKARI, Sanubabu Timilsina
Feb 17 2012
KATHMANDU/DHADING, FEB 17 -
At a time when an outbreak of bird flu have been confirmed in Jhapa, Ilam and Sunsari districts, Dhading, too, saw deaths of thousands of chickens in the past two weeks, raising a fear avian influenza. However, the authorities haven?t confirmed the cause.
Local farmers claim that over 20,000 chickens died at various poultry farms at Naubise VDC-1 in Dhading in the past two weeks. Some 3,500 out of 5,600 chickens in Ram-Laxman Poultry Farm died, while Salikram Adhikari?s farm in Dharke saw deaths of around 3,000 chickens. District Veterinary Office (DVO) confirmed 10,000 deaths so far. According to Dr Shivaji Prasad Das, chief at DVO, the number of deaths in local farms has been rising by the day.
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Bird flu yet to be confirmed
ANKIT ADHIKARI, Sanubabu Timilsina
Feb 17 2012
KATHMANDU/DHADING, FEB 17 -
At a time when an outbreak of bird flu have been confirmed in Jhapa, Ilam and Sunsari districts, Dhading, too, saw deaths of thousands of chickens in the past two weeks, raising a fear avian influenza. However, the authorities haven?t confirmed the cause.
Local farmers claim that over 20,000 chickens died at various poultry farms at Naubise VDC-1 in Dhading in the past two weeks. Some 3,500 out of 5,600 chickens in Ram-Laxman Poultry Farm died, while Salikram Adhikari?s farm in Dharke saw deaths of around 3,000 chickens. District Veterinary Office (DVO) confirmed 10,000 deaths so far. According to Dr Shivaji Prasad Das, chief at DVO, the number of deaths in local farms has been rising by the day.
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