News India's biggest poultry producer hits twomonth low due to bird flu outbreak
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poultry products from Kerala for 10 days. Indian soybean futures fell more than 1 percent on Thursday on fears demand for soymeal from the poultry industry could falter due to the bird flu outbreak.
State issues advisory for surveillance of poultry farms Jaipur: Amid a bird flu scare, authorities in Rajasthan have directed all the districts to prepare a list of poultry farms owners and create an online Shares of Venky, India's biggest poultry group through a mobile application to producer, dropped more than 4 percent keep tabs on any unusual death of on 7 January to their lowest level in two domestic poultry birds. months after outbreaks of bird flu were For the same, animal husbandr y reported. minister Lal Chand Kataria took a video Reuters reports that avian influenza conference meeting of all the poultry outbreaks have been reported in four farms owners in the state. As per the animal husbandry records, there are Indian states. approximately 2,540 poultry farms in all Venky's shares fell for the fourth straight day on Thursday and were the districts of Rajasthan. trading at 1,515.95 rupees, down 2.85 An advisor y has been issued for percent, after hitting a low of 1495.10 surveillance of commercial poultry farms to find any unusual mortality in rupees earlier in the day. b i rd s . A n of f i c i a l s a i d , “ Ta k i n g Shares of Venky, India's biggest poultry precautionary measures, directions producer, dropped more than 4 percent on 7 January to their lowest level in two have been issued to all the poultry farm months after outbreaks of bird flu were owners to report it on mobile group in case of death. The district reported. administration officials including Reuters reports that avian influenza veterinary officers will also be present in outbreaks have been reported in four the group. In case any 'unusual Indian states. mortality' in poultry birds is found, Venky's shares fell for the fourth samples will be sent to the Laboratory straight day on Thursday and were to a s c e r t a i n t h e c a u s e . Po u l t r y trading at 1,515.95 rupees, down 2.85 operators were instructed to strictly percent, after hitting a low of 1495.10 follow the guideline issued by the rupees earlier in the day. government.” As per the report on Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, Wednesday, a total of 410 birds have was reported in the states of Madhya died in 21 districts of the state. The Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh highest 297 deaths were reported in and Kerala, the federal government said crows. Carcasses of six peacocks, 50 cuckoos and 41 other birds were also in a statement. recovered. Kerala has started culling chickens and ducks to contain the virus, while In the official report, deaths of 50 birds Madhya Pradesh has banned imports of in poultry farms situated in Kota and 36
Bundi was mentioned. However, officials claimed figures are faulty. Director, animal husbandry, Virendra Singh said, “The staff has sent a combined figure of one week. Mortality of one or two birds are reported at poultry farms, which is normal. The flu has not been reported at poultry so far, but administration has started the preventive exercises.” In Rajasthan total 1,458 birds have died in 28 cities till date. Of which, in four districts Jaipur, Kota, Jhalawar and Baran, avian influenza virus has been confirmed, reports have also been received from the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal. In three districts Jaipur, Kota and Baran, H5N8 subtype of Influenza A virus was reported in samples of dead birds on Tuesday. Earlier on December 31, for the firsttime dead crows were tested positive for the H5 avian influenza virus in Jhalawar
4 lakh chickens died in Haryana poultry farms in one month; Glanders detected in horses
Chandigarh: At a time when avian influenza has been detected in several states, over four lakh chickens have died in Haryana in the last month, JP Dalal, Animal Husbandr y and Dair ying Fisheries minister of Haryana said on Saturday. Samples from two poultry farms in Haryana have tested positive for H5N8 (Bird Flu), Dalal said. He added that Poultry Planner | Vol. 23 | No.01 | January - 2021
