Following symptoms of outbreak of bird flu in Bidar district in Karnataka, the Animal Husbandry Department has asked poultry farmers to ensure all precautionary measures in place to prevent outbreak in the district.
District Collector V. Dakshinamoorthy said that farmers should install footpath with chlorine dioxide sprayed on it so as to prevent the virus entering the shed. A total of 45 Rapid Response Team comprising veterinarians and assistant veterinarians, assistants were monitoring the 988-odd poultry farms round-the-clock, he added. He asked all the vehicles entering and leaving the farms to be sprayed with disinfectants on wheels and ensure all precautionary and safety measures are in place. Mr. Dakshinamoorthy said that transporting of poultry and eggs were monitored by officials.
