The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Natore

Some 4,965 chickens were culled and 3,750 eggs destroyed at a poultry farm at Anandanagar in Gurudaspur upazila on Sunday night after detection of Avian Influenza in the farm.

Owner of the farm Abul Kalam Azad contacted with the local Livestock Department when his chickens started dying few says back.

Later, a livestock official collected sample of some dead chickens and eggs from the farm and sent those to Joypurhat Laboratory for test.

Later, the chickens were culled and eggs destroyed when the laboratory sent report of detection of Avian Influenza on Sunday. The culled chickens and eggs were dumped under the soil in presence of the senior officials on the same night.

Deputy Commissioner SM Ehsan Kabir when contacted said that necessary measures have been taken to check the spread of the bird flu in the district.