Hyderabad: On Wednesday, around 2,000 chickens died in Yanampalli of Dichpally mandal in Nizamabad district. Poultry farm owner Ramachandra Goud said that he has been reporting the death of one or two chickens for the last four days and on Wednesday itself, about 2,000 chickens were found dead.
Suspected of bird flu, Ramachandra Gaud alerted the animal husbandry officials who inspected the poultry farm and collected dead chicken samples and sent them to the laboratory. Results are still awaited.
Meanwhile, the dead chickens are buried in a nearby forest area.
In view of the outbreak of bird flu, the sudden death of chicken spread panic among the locals.
Earlier this week, five peacocks died in Medak district of Telangana.
On the other hand, officials said that there is no sign of bird flu in Telangana and people have not been asked to panic.
Meanwhile, infections have been confirmed in states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttarakhand.
