NEW DELHI: Kerala on Friday reported African swine fever instances at two farms at Mananthavady in Wayanad district.
The illness was confirmed amongst pigs of the farms after the samples have been examined on the Nationwide Institute of Excessive Safety Animal Illnesses in Bhopal.
An official from the animal husbandry division stated that the samples have been despatched for testing after pigs at one of many farms died en masse.
“Now the take a look at end result has confirmed the an infection. Instructions have been issued to cull 300 pigs of the second farm,” the official stated.
The division stated steps are being taken to include the unfold of the viral illness.
The state had earlier this month tightened bio-security measures following an alert from the Centre that African swine fever has been reported in Bihar and some northeastern states.
African swine fever is a extremely contagious and deadly viral illness affecting home pigs.
(With inputs from PTI)
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