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6,000 ducks die of plague in Thrissur
ByExpress News Service - THRISSUR
19th May 2013 10:18 AM
Around 6,000 ducks were found dead in the sprawling kole fields of Arimbur panchayat in Thrissur on Saturday owing to the outbreak of duck plague aka duck viral enteritis over the last two days.
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Mamman Abraham, assistant professor at the Pathology Department of Veterinary University College, who conducted the post-mortem examination on the carcass of the ducks, said that duck plague has been confirmed in poultry samples collected from the kole fields.
?The contagious anatid herpesvirus 1 caused internal bleeding and severe diarrhea. Most of the ducks died owing to the formation of the mucosae in the respiratory system and gastrointestinal system. The ducks which show symptoms will die eventually as mortality rate is 90 per cent in this disease. Nothing can be done to stop it. The dead birds should be culled quickly to prevent further contamination,? Mamman Abraham said.
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http://newindianexpress.com/states/...gue-in-Thrissur/2013/05/19/article1596564.ece
ByExpress News Service - THRISSUR
19th May 2013 10:18 AM
Around 6,000 ducks were found dead in the sprawling kole fields of Arimbur panchayat in Thrissur on Saturday owing to the outbreak of duck plague aka duck viral enteritis over the last two days.
...
Mamman Abraham, assistant professor at the Pathology Department of Veterinary University College, who conducted the post-mortem examination on the carcass of the ducks, said that duck plague has been confirmed in poultry samples collected from the kole fields.
?The contagious anatid herpesvirus 1 caused internal bleeding and severe diarrhea. Most of the ducks died owing to the formation of the mucosae in the respiratory system and gastrointestinal system. The ducks which show symptoms will die eventually as mortality rate is 90 per cent in this disease. Nothing can be done to stop it. The dead birds should be culled quickly to prevent further contamination,? Mamman Abraham said.
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http://newindianexpress.com/states/...gue-in-Thrissur/2013/05/19/article1596564.ece