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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Staff Reporter

African Swine Fever: Culling of pigs at Wayanad farm in Kerala completed

The culling of pigs at a farm at Tavinhal in Wayanad district where two cases of African Swine Fever have been confirmed was completed on Monday night.

A 10-member team consisting of veterinarians and two experts in culling from Bengaluru culled as many as 360 pigs in the farm by 9 p.m., S. Dayal, senior veterinary surgeon, Mananthavady Veterinary Hospital, told The Hindu.

The team commenced the culling operation around 10 p.m. on Sunday. The carcasses were buried in five pits about 80 m away from the farm.

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