Nepal - Bird flu in poultry hits 4 places in Pokhara

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Belongings being removed from a Cowseghari? Pokhara based chicken farm owned by a cooperative after the confirmation of Bird Flu (H5N1) on Wednesday January 16? 2013.
BHARAT KOIRALA
Farmers were asked not to run any poultry farms in Bird Flu hit sites for at least another two months.
POKHARA: Bird flu (H5N1) has been confirmed at least four places in Pokhara, the sub-metropolitan city on Tuesday.

All the chicken, used materials in the farms of all four places have been destroyed during this evening after the Bird Flu confirmation.

Regional Director at the Western Regional Animal Health Directorate Dr. Bamsi Sharma said that the officials from the directorate culled over 2200 chickens, destroyed their wastes, grains and medicines from five sheds of all four Bird Flu hit farms.

All the culled chicken, destroyed grains, their waste and medicines have been buried and all confirmed sites have been put under surveillance.

Dr. Sharma informed that the farmers were asked not to run any poultry farms in Bird Flu hit sites for at least another two months.

According to Sharma, further decision of letting farms run or not would be made after two months. :tiphat:http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fu...rd+flu+hits+4+places+in+Pokhara&NewsID=362075

 

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Bird flu confirmed in four poultry farms in Kaski




SANTOSH POKHAREL

POKHARA, Jan 16: The government has confirmed bird flu in four poultry farms in Kaski that had recently reported sudden chicken deaths.

Dr Bansi Sharma, chief of Regional Livestock Service Directorate, Pokhara told Republica that lab tests of sample conducted in Pokhara, Kathmandu and the United Kingdom confirmed that the chicken had died of avian influenza.

?Our technicians culled 2,000 chickens and destroyed feed kept at the four farms to prevent the disease from spreading. They also sprayed chemicals in the affected farms,? he added.

The directorate had deployed six teams of technicians in the affected areas.

Of the 35 samples collected from different poultry farms in Pokhara, tests confirmed bird flu in four samples.

Sharma said bird flu was confirmed in the farms owned by Govinda Shrestha in Batulechaur, Dil Bahadur in Simpani, Shuva Laxmi Cooperatives in Birauta and Som Bahadur BK in Sarangkot.

The directorate has said that it will provide relief compensation of Rs 50 for chicks below four weeks and Rs 130 for chicken above four weeks.


(Photo: Santosh Pokharel)

Published on 2013-01-16 21:10:14:tiphat:http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=48392

 

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Re: Nepal - Bird flu in poultry hits 4 places in Pokhara

Bird flu detected in Pokhara farms; over 2?000 fowls culled
Added At: 2013-01-16 10:58 PM Last Updated At: 2013-01-16 10:58 PM
HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE

POKHARA: More than 2,000 fowls were culled and all the chicken feed, bird droppings and medicines were destroyed after the Regional Directorates of Livestock Services, Pokhara, confirmed bird flu in four farms in the district.

Around 105 fowls in the farm of Dil Bahadur Gurung in Simpani, 110 in Govinda Shrestha?s farm in Batulechaur, 827 in the farm of Subhalaxmi Cooperatives in Kaucheghari, Birauta, and around 1,100 in the farm of Som Bahadur BK in Setibagar, Sarangkot, were destroyed today, according to Dr Bansi Sharma of the regional directorates. All the farms have been disinfected and owners have been asked not to operate them for at least two months.
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Bird flu detected in Pokhara, 3,500 chickens slaughtered

POKHARA, JAN 17 -

Some 3,500 chickens were slaughtered in four different poultry farms in Pokhara, Kaski, on Wednesday as bird flu (H5N1) virus was detected there. The Regional Directorate of Livestock Services in Pokhara confirmed an outbreak of the avian flu in the poultry farms at Batulechaur, Simpani, Birauta and Sedibagar in Pokhara.

Regional Director Banshi Sharma said the chickens were slaughtered as a test carried out in the Capital-based Central Veterinary Laboratory detected bird flu in those poultry farms. He said some samples of dead chickens were sent to the Capital two weeks ago. Four teams of experts led by six doctors culled the chickens and their feed. The teams culled 828 chickens at Kauseghari, 1,100 in Sarangkot, 110 in Batulechaur and 1,500 in Simpani. The teams asked the poultry farmers not to keep chickens in the farms for two months.

“We held a meeting yesterday (Tuesday) under the chairmanship of the Chief District Officer. After the necessary preparation, the culling has begun from Wednesday,” said Sharma. He said the bird flu has high risk in Pokhara as it is the country’s tourist hub and has many lakes.

The poultry farmers complained that authorities concerned acted irresponsibly and informed them about the flu very late. “The chickens died in numbers from December 31. But, the authorities at that time said there was no any serious disease. They came here yesterday for inspection and started culling from today. Had they informed us on time, we would not have spent thousands of rupees on feed,” said Bhishma Thakuri, a poultry farmer.

Posted on: 2013-01-17 08:39
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