As many as 370 pigs were culled as African Swine Flu was confirmed at a pig farm at Kodassery grama pachayat in Thrissur district on Tuesday.
Earlier, the district animal husbandry officer had ordered the culling of pigs in a 1-km radius of the pig farm where African Swine Flu was reported. The carcasses were buried in line with the protocol under the Union government’s plan of action.
Body samples were sent for lab tests when 80 pigs at the farm died a few days ago. Culling has been carried out as the tests confirmed the presence of African Swine Flu. However, there is no other farm functioning in a 1-km radius of the affected farm, sources said.
