New Delhi: The poultry industry has suffered substantial loss because of the deaths, culling of poultry birds and resulting fall in consumption of poultry products due to fear of spread of bird flu thereby leading to less price realisation for poultry eggs and meat, the Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan told Rajya Sabha, today.
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, said as per information received from the States/Union Territories, a total of 4,49, 271 poultry birds have been culled so far due to Avian flu (Bird flu).
Avian flu among poultry and wild birds have been confirmed in 14 States/Union Territories namely Kerala, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir. However, Haryana, Maharashtra, Punjab and Kerala have been affected badly, the Ministry stated.
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