Poultry industry: Virus claws on poultry industry in Telugu states
Poultry industry: Poultry industry in Telugu states has been dying a large number of chickens for the last few weeks. Thousands of chickens have died this year, although chickens were natural in the period between December and February. Poultry farm manager is worried that chickens are dying.
They are still concerned about the severity of the virus. A large number of broiler chickens have died in Khammam district. The total chickens raised in the same shed, which were previously diagnosed with a single chicken virus, suffer from the virus.
They are worried that the virus is spreading at a time when prices are rising after the month of Kartika. It is expected that boiler prices will be up to Rs 220 per kg. Poultry managers are harassed with the death of thousands of chickens along with viruses.
More than one lakh chickens have died within two months from December in Sattupalli constituency of Khammam district. With a large number of chickens’ deaths, they are buried near them. They are worried about when the ponds will be infected with the virus.
The owners of the hatchery will increase the chickens and after reaching the prescribed weight, they will hand over the kilo of kg to the companies. Each batch is extended for 35 to 40 days. Each batch of sales will be completed within 65 days. Poultry managers say that a batch of chickens will be made within 30 days in winter. Virus-infected chickens die for 20–23 days. In November, December, January and February, the climate is said to increase the weight of chickens in a short time.
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The virus causes thousands of chickens in the poultry farm in Tanuku, Tippedim, Bhimdolu, Umgutur and Kollaru areas in the United West Godavari district of AP. About 30 million chickens are raised here. Poultry managers say that about 20 million chickens have died of virus in two months.
Five lakh eggs are to be produced per day, while it has fallen to 85 lakhs. Farmers say that the Livestock Department is careless in detecting the virus. In a statement, Director of Livestock Department, Damodaranadu said that poultry deaths are more in hen forms than backyard chickens.
He said that the annual chicken died between December and February and this year the disease was high. This year, migratory birds are coming to Kollaru region, poultry farmers have not complied with poultry safety measures, and scientifically the dead are not burying the dead. Infections and high poultry are spreading deaths.
So far, chicken and meat have no knowledge about life and health problems. People are advised to use boiled chicken eggs and meat without myths. He said that the samples were collected from the dead hen and sent to the high security laboratory in Bhopal to diagnose the virus.
