Bird Flu Outbreak Triggers Massive Culling of Over 227,000 Chickens in Koshi Province

Biratnagar. The poultry industry in Koshi Province is facing a crisis following a rapid spread of bird flu. To contain the infection, the process of culling over 227,000 chickens from the province's two largest poultry farms began on Sunday, marking the largest such operation in the region to date.According to Dr. Manoj Kumar Mahato, Chief of the Veterinary Hospital in Sunsari, 155,000 chickens at the Sunsari Poultry Farm in Ramdhuni are being culled. Approximately 7,000 chickens have already died due to the infection. A team of 110 workers has been deployed to carry out the culling.Similarly, an infection has been...