The Benue State Government has impounded a truck load of eggs being conveyed from Plateau State as part of preventive measures to check any outbreak of Avian Influenza (bird flu) in the state.
Director of Livestock Services in the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Roland Kparevzua, who disclosed this in Makurdi, said government was working with poultry farmers in the state as well as other stakeholders in that regard.
He highlighted the symptoms of bird flu to include massive deaths of birds, swollen legs, swollen combs, discharge of copious waste from the nose among others, and appealed to farmers to report suspected cases, and assured farmers those affected would be compensated.
A poultry farmer, Mr. Tertsegha Ikyaabo, said apart from the mortality of birds, poultry has a multiplier effect on farmers and the economy. He stressed the need for farmers to strengthen security around their farms to restrict the number of people on them.
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