According to Ram Kumar Karki, chief at the district Livestock Service Office confirmed that bird flu was detected in two poultry farms owned by Rambabu Thapaliya in Gondrang and another farm owned by Chitraraj Shrestha in Managalpur.[break]
Few days earlier, bird flu was also detected in two poultry farms, Gondrang–based farm owned by Laxmi Rana and Mangalpur-based farm owned by Rajendra Hamal.
The farms of Tahpaliya and Shrestha lies just few meters from the farms of Rana and Hamal. According to district Livestock Service Office, a total of 6051 chicken have been culled on Monday night.
A team of technician deputed from the district livestock service culled the 3,275 chicken from Shrestha and 2,876 chicken from Thapaliya´s farm.
Meanwhile, they have also destroyed six tons of feed.
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