in Bauchi State is threatening poultry business in the state with poultry farmers counting their losses.
The State Commissioner of Agriculture and Rural Development, Pharm. Sama’ila Adamu Burga, who disclosed the outbreak in Bauchi on Friday, said that six other states of the federation from January this year to date have reportedly been affected by resurgence of the disease. The commissioner, therefore, drew the attention of the public especially poultry farmers on the need to be proactive in maintaining high standards of bio security on their farms, as well as sourcing of poultry and poultry products from reliable and certified sources.
Burga described Avian influenza as a highly infectious zoonotic disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans, saying the disease is known to have caused economic losses either directly through loss of birds and their products or indirectly through losses along the value chain with attendant consequences of loss of jobs.
Bird flu? Not again!