Goa bans eggs, chickens from other states

TNN | Updated: Apr 4, 2020, 04:53 IST

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PANAJI: The state government has banned the entry of poultry and poultry products, including eggs, into Goa from neighbouring states in view of the confirmation of avian influenza (H5N1) in chickens in some southern state regions.
An order issued by the department of animal husbandry and veternary Services stated that the flu was prevalent in chickens in west Kodryathur and Kozhikode in Kerala, and in Mysore. Accordingly, the department requested for chicken, either live or dressed, to be banned from entering the Goa checkposts at the state boundary.
Prior to this, on March 21, the district magistrate, North Goa, banned transportation and entry of birds from Karnataka and Kerala in view of the outbreak in the two states.