Bidar: The culling of around 1.5 lakh chicken infected with Avian Influenza will begin today and will be completed in 2-3 days.  

According to officials, as many as 50 culling teams were formed who cleared a 500 to 1,000-metre radius near the private farm. The carcasses would be dumped in a huge pit excavated near the farm’s gate.

Animal Husbandry department officials, comprising joint directors Dr Jambgi, Dr M T Manjunath and Dr Venkatesh, visited the district to take stock of the situation.

An area of 1 km radius would be first disinfected where birds in farms would be culled and the action would be extended to other farms nearby. Birds in a radius of 10 km would be tested every 15 days and based on the report, they would be culled.

As the news of bird flu spread across the state, the demand for poultry dropped. Chicken eaters are taking precaution and asking sellers where the birds have been sourced from.

The prices and sales are heading for a drop in the coming days, said poultry owners.