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Avian influenza killed 42,000 birds in 12 farms in Plateau, between January and February 2017, according to the local chapter of the Poultry Association of Nigeria.
Its Chairman, Mr John Dasar, said on Monday in Jos, that more birds were being depopulated in some farms to prevent further spread of the bird flu.
Dasar attributed the fast spread of the disease to the non-payment of compensation to farmers affected by the disease in 2015 and 2016.
Dasar said that farmers in Plateau were going through “a very tough time” following the resurgence of the bird flu “especially in the last one week”.
The chairman regretted that most farmers do not report the outbreak of the disease in their farms.
The PAN boss revealed that the outbreak of the disease had affected the supply of eggs and other poultry products in the markets.
The chairman, however, appealed to affected poultry farmers to be patient as modalities for compensations were being worked out.
He expressed optimism that the Federal Government would adequately compensate affected farmers “at the end of the day”.
Dasar said that he personally met with PAN national officials three times last week, and was given the assurance that the monies would be paid.
The chairman appealed to farmers to adopt serious bio-security measures to prevent the flu, and also report any outbreak in their farms promptly.
Courtesy of 360nobs.com
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