Haryana: 57 chicken carcasses collected from 15 poultry farms in Barwala

Three groups of Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (RDDL), Jalandhar, returned after gathering 57 carcasses of lifeless poultry birds from a minimum of 15 poultry farms in Barwala, on Wednesday.
The 15 poultry farms have witnessed excessive mortality of poultry birds. On January 3, a staff of Haryana Animal Husbandry and Dairying division had despatched 80 samples, with merely 4 carcasses of the lifeless birds to RDDL, Jalandhar, for an examination. The laboratory discovered the samples inadequate for ascertaining any trigger behind the mortality.

“The 57 carcasses included sick birds and normal birds,” mentioned sources.
“The teams arrived from Barwala in Panchkula today evening. We will start examining the samples shortly. The result will be shared with authorities concerned. If during preliminary examinations, traces of some strains of Bird Flu are found, samples will be sent to High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL), Bhopal, for the final results,” mentioned Dr Mohinder Pal Singh, Joint Director, RDDL, Jalandhar.
Around 140 poultry farms are positioned within the space of Barwala in district Panchkula. High mortality is being reported since December 5. Though poultry farm house owners suspect New Castle illness, generally known as Ranikhet illness behind the mortality, veterinary specialists noticed the excessive mortality is irregular this 12 months.

As many as 4 lakh poultry birds have died in numerous poultry farms in Barwala since December 10.
Sources within the Animal Husbandry Department, Haryana, claimed that normally the mortality fee of birds throughout this season is round two lakh yearly.

“Indeed, the death of 4 lakh poultry birds is abnormal compared to the mortality of birds reported in previous years. We suspect it is due to the harsh winter and New Castle known as Ranikhet disease,” mentioned Darshan Kumar Singla, President of poultry farm Association.