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'No need to panic, govt. mistaken'
The death of thousands of birds in Nandurbar district is not due to bird flu, as declared by the state government.
"It is some mistake. I am surprised and shocked at how the government has declared that it is bird flu on the basis of just one report," Desai said.
Speaking to TOI, Desai said there has not been a single case of bird flu at the Poultry Diagnostic and Research Centre, a sister concern of Venkateshwara Hatcheries.
According to her, Union agricultural minister Sharad Pawar has agreed for samples to be sent to another laboratory in India and one abroad for a second opinion.
Desai said the deaths are more likely due to a seasonal disease called Ranikhet or Newcastle, which usually occurs at the onset of summer. "There's no need for alarm as it is a routine situation", she said.
Moreover, the poultry farmers in the region, where maximum deaths occurred, neither discarded the birds in time nor vaccinated them against Ranikhet, she said.
"In this case, they kept some of the birds for 100 weeks because the prices of eggs were good. Therefore, the effect of the vaccination, which usually lasts for 72-weeks, would have run out," Desai said.
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