A four-member Animal Husbandry department team from Kannur, who were called in for assistance in the Bangalore rural districts of Karnataka after African swine fever cases were reported there, successfully carried out euthanasia of 347 pigs using electric stunner on Sunday.
According to Ajith Babu, Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry department, the team led veterinarian M. Asif and comprising stock inspector A.B. Shinoy, E.M Narayanan and K.S. Rajeev, were deputed for the job after government officials in Karnataka sought the help of the department in culling the animals.
