Panic struck among poultry farmers as hundreds of chickens have died of a bacteria disease at a coastal village of Mahakalpada block in last 10 days.
According to Chief District Veterinary Officer (CDVO) Chaityana Charan Sethy, more than 600 chickens have died in three poultry farms located at ward no-12 of Kharanasi village. The chickens died after suffering from protozoa- borne disease coccidiosis, which generally affects the intestine of the birds.
The Gangamata SHG, Maa Tarini SHG and Jagatjanani SHGs have made poultry farms after getting funds under ICZMP. As many as 2,000 chickens were in the three poultry farms. But due to the outbreak of the disease, over 600 chickens died in last few days, stated veterinary doctor Raghunath Singh.
According to veterinary doctor Simphony Mohanty, the officials have collected the blood samples and also conducted the post mortem of the dead chickens at the District Veterinary lab.
The veterinary experts, who visited to the poultries where the chickens died last week, stated that the bacteria broke out in the three poultry farms due to incessant rains. The poultry farms of the three SHGs remained dampened as moisture occurred from litter material, resulting in the growth of the coccidian protozoa and salmonella bacteria.
Meanwhile, the Veterinary Department has distributed Amprolyum sulphate powder to the affected poultry farms while the situation is under close observation, stated CDVO Sethy.