PARADIP: With several crows, ducks and hens falling dead in Raghunathpur and Paradip town, the Government has deputed teams to the areas to collect swabs and samples to ascertain the reasons. A team led by Chief District Veterinary Officer (CDVO) Premanada Rout collected samples of the dead birds.The Directorate of Animal Husbandry constituted eight teams of which four each have been engaged in Paradip and Raghunathpur to maintain vigil. The teams will identify poultry farms, count the birds, stamp out entire poultry population, including destruction of eggs, feed, litters and other infected materials in a radius of 3 to 10 km of each location where the flu is suspected. The teams will also ensure restrictions on movement of poultry, poultry products to and from the suspected area and clean infected premises. Rout said samples of three hens, one duck and swab samples of 14 live birds have been sent to the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory, Bhopal, for testing to ascertain the reason behind death of birds. A preparatory meet to combat the deaths of hundreds of birds in Raghunathpur, Paradip and other areas of the district was held on Wednesday. Director of animal husbandry Benudhar Das, CDMO Rabindranath Das, Collector Narayan Chandra Jena and other forest officials besides veterinary assistant surgeons were present. Meanwhile, the department has been supplied 400 masks and gloves to employees as a preventive measure and directed the team to administer vaccine to all domestic birds.
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