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Poultry culled in Patuakhali

6 March 2011, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Patuakhali

About 4,000 poultry birds of a farm killed in Patuakhali town were culled at about 8:00 pm on Saturday following detection of bird flue. Patuakhali Sadar upazila administration, livestock officials and policemen jointly killed the affected hens at 'Patuakhali Poultry Farm' at Bahalgachia in the town. Md Esha Mahmud, owner of the farm said he informed livestock officials following death of several hens at the farm. "They killed 3,700 pieces of hens of my farm and dumped them under the soil," he said.