African swine fever outbreak in two villages of Kerala, order to kill all pigs

There have been reports of an outbreak of African swine fever in two villages of Kerala. An outbreak of African swine fever has been found in two villages of Kottayam district. According to officials, an outbreak of African swine has been found in two pig farms located in Koottickal and Vazhur Gram Panchayat.

Order to kill pigs of the affected farm

According to the information received in the report, Koottickal District Collector John V Samuel has ordered to kill the pigs of the affected farm. As per the guidelines of the Central Government, all the pigs in the affected farm and within a radius of one kilometer will be killed. They will also be disposed of according to the prescribed standards. The District Animal Husbandry Officer has been entrusted with the task of overseeing this process.

The administration is keeping a close watch on the area

The situation there is very serious, in such a situation, Kottayam District Collector John V Samuel said that the radius of one kilometer of the affected farm has been declared an infected area. The district administration has declared a radius of 10 kilometers as a surveillance area. Let us tell you that earlier in September this year, news of the spread of African swine in Mizoram had come to light. Due to the outbreak of swine fever in the state, more than 57,000 pigs died on their own. While the administration decided to kill more than 43,000 pigs.