Samaila Burga, chairman, technical committee on the control of avian influenza, says 27,000 chickens have been killed to suppress the spread of bird flu in Bauchi state.
Bird flu is a disease caused by strains of the influenza virus that primarily affect birds.
On Friday, Burga said the disease broke out in two LGAs in the state.
According to NAN, nine poultry farms in the LGAs were affected but the 27,000 birds killed were from one poultry farm.
“The birds were depopulated to prevent other birds from contracting the deadly disease,” he said.
“The committee was…
