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905 birds, most poultry, found dead in Maharashtra; tests underway

As many as 905 birds including 753 poultry birds were found dead in Maharashtra in a 12-hour period

Bird flu confirmed in Chhattisgarh; total affected states 11 so far

The Centre on Friday said bird flu or avian influenza outbreak has been confirmed in Chhattisgarh, taking the total number of affected states and UTs to 11 so far

Ban on poultry products lifted in Delhi after flu samples test negative

All the three municipal corporations in the national capital lifted the ban on sale, storage of poultry or processed chicken meat on Thursday

Sikkim bans entry of poultry products from other states for 1 month

This comes in the wake of the outbreak of avian influenza in various places across the country

Ghazipur poultry market to reopen after samples test negative for bird flu

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday issued directions to open the Ghazipur poultry market after all 100 samples collected from there tested negative for bird flu. "Samples taken from poultry markets have tested negative with respect to Bird Flu. Have directed to open the poultry market & withdraw the orders to restrict trade & import of chicken stocks," the chief minister tweeted. Earlier in the day, a senior official of the Delhi animal husbandry unit said there is no spread of bird flu among chickens in Delhi as all the 100 samples taken from Asia's largest poultry market in Ghazipur have tested negative. The results come a day after civic authorities imposed a temporary ban on sale and storage of poultry or processed chicken meat in view of the bird flu situation here. Earlier, samples taken from crows and ducks at parks and lakes in the national capital tested positive for avian influenza. This had led to banning of sale of processed and packaged chicken ...

Bird flu: Centre asks states not to ban supply of poultry from other states

This comes as cases of avian influenza have been confirmed in 10 states

Over 1k bird deaths reported; Centre issues advisories on testing, culling

Till Monday, bird flu outbreak was confirmed in Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat

Bird flu: 1,500 crows, birds found dead in Madhya Pradesh so far

Around 1,500 crows and wild birds have died so far in 41 districts of Madhya Pradesh since the outbreak of bird flu

Bird flu: Authorities cautious in Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand districts

The administration in Hamirpur, Chitrakoot and Banda districts in Bundelkhand are exercising extreme caution

Bird flu: Delhi gov bans sale of packaged, processed chicken from outside

Testing of samples of crows and ducks confirmed bird flu cases in the national capital on Monday

Centre says bird flu outbreak confirmed in ten states so far

Centre stressed on increased surveillance around water bodies, live bird markets, zoos and poultry farms

Bird flu confirmed in Delhi, all 8 samples sent to Bhopal lab test positive

Delhi on Monday confirmed bird flu cases after eight samples sent to a laboratory tested positive for avian influenza

Bird flu confirmed in 7 states, test reports from elsewhere awaited

Bird flu has been confirmed in seven states of the country so far, namely Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh

Drive to cull poultry birds in Haryana's Panchkula amid bird flu scare

A drive to cull over 160,000 poultry birds at five poultry farms commenced in Haryana's Panchkula district on Saturday

Bird flu confirmed in 6 states; unusual deaths of 16 birds in Delhi

The Centre on Friday said bird flu has been confirmed so far in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat

Avian flu: Over 160,000 poultry birds to be culled in Haryana's Panchkula

Some poultry samples there have tested positive for the avian flu, Agriculture minister J P Dalal said on Friday

Nepal stops importing all poultry items from India amid bird flu outbreak

Nepal has stopped importing all kinds of poultry items from India after some states in the neighbouring country recently reported the outbreak of bird flu

Poultry stocks in focus amid reports of avian influenza outbreak

Street worried that the spread of the disease will impact near-term demand for companies like Venky's and Godrej Agrovet

Start-ups expand omni-channel reach to grab a bigger piece of meat market

Meat is a $30 billion market in India with over 90 per cent demand being catered to by players in the unorganised segment. Meat start-ups eye to control a big piece of this space

Trouble for poultry, dairy as lockdown keeps mid-day meal off the table

Although eggs are served in the southern and some eastern states under MDM, milk is a staple diet in the majority of states running the flagship scheme