AgroNigeria News
The Federal Government has announced the spread of a new strain of Avian Influenza virus, popularly known as bird flu to 26 states including the Federal Capital Territory, affecting over 3.5 million birds.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh stated this at a consultative forum with sectoral players in the livestock sub-sector. Participants at the meeting included Commissioners of Agriculture/Livestock, State Directors of Veterinary Services and major stakeholders in the poultry industry.
Speaking at the forum which held in Abuja yesterday, Tuesday, the Agric Minister decried the spread of the virus, which he described as “alarming”.
“The current status of the disease in the country is quite alarming, as it has now affected 26 states and the FCT with over 3.5 birds culled so far”.
