Bird flu: These products are not allowed from Kerala..?

Sowmiya Sriram
Bird flu: These products are not allowed from Kerala..?

The Department of Animal Husbandry is taking precautionary measures to prevent the spread of bird flu in tamil Nadu following the outbreak of the disease in Kerala. As a precautionary measure, teams have set up check posts at 26 places along the kerala and set up 24-hour surveillance teams. Following the detection of bird flu in ducks in Alappuzha, kerala, preventive measures have been taken in the Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Theni, Tenkasi, and Kanyakumari districts.
Poultry, ducks, their eggs, and poultry products coming in vehicles from kerala are all sent back. vehicles coming from kerala are sprayed with disinfectant. Furthermore, all poultry farms are advised to handle strict safety practices. Chickens and chicks from kerala are being monitored for sale. According to the Department of Animal Husbandry, 1061 high-speed processing teams have been set up in kerala to prevent the import of poultry products. Rapid processing teams consisting of one veterinary assistant, one veterinary assistant inspector, 2 veterinary care assistants, and cleaners have been set up in each district to deal with any situation in all districts. The Veterinary Epidemiology Unit has been appointed as the Chief Epidemiology Officer, Responsible Officer to contact for all kinds of details related to bird flu.
It is also said that steps have been taken to procure and supply the required amount of disinfectant and safety equipment through the tamil Nadu Medical services Corporation. Outbreaks appear to be exacerbated during poultry sales. It also stated that action would be taken by the Department of Environment and Forests to notify the Department of Animal Husbandry immediately in the event of an outbreak of the disease or death of birds present in all zoos.

The National egg Producers' Coordinating Committee, Namakkal Poultry Farmers' Association, Namakkal, and Palladam Poultry Producers' Coordinating Committee have been advised to procure items such as chickens, eggs, and fodder from states other than kerala only after obtaining proper certification from the concerned government officials.

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