Ranchi, Jharkhand: The process to cull nearly 4,000 birds, including chickens and ducks, began in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district late on Saturday evening after a bird flu outbreak was reported at a state-run poultry farm, an official said.
H5N1, a type of avian influenza virus, was confirmed among a protein-rich breed of chicken, ‘Kadaknath’, at the farm in the Lohanchal where 800 birds died and 103 had to be culled, he said.
“The process to cull a total of 3,856 birds, including chickens and ducks, began late this evening in the affected area — 1 km radius of the farm,” Institute of Animal Health & Production, Ranchi, director Dr Bipin Bihari Mahtha told PTI.
