Over 200 pigs culled till Tuesday evening
Mangaldai :: The outbreak of African Swine Fever ( ASF) has turned serious in some parts of Darrang district over the past couple of days. There has been report of more than three hundred confirmed cases of ASF District Veterinary Department sources said. In the last two days culling of more than two hundred infected pigs have been reported. On Tuesday culling was conducted in village Burha and its one kilometer radius under Pathorighat revenue circle and it was in progress till reports last came in . So far more than one hundred fifty pigs were culled and the figure is likely to be doubled. Earlier on Monday sixty nine numbers of pigs belonging to three different farms of Chapai Medhipara village under Mangaldai Veterinary circle were culled following official protocols. Meanwhile Darrang district administration on Monday has banned transportation of live pigs and sale of pork in the entire district and also declared punitive actions to its violators.
