Transportation of pigs and sale of pork in Manipur’s Imphal West district have been banned with immediate effect, according to an order issued by the District Magistrate. Following reports of pigs dying in large numbers owing to a yet unknown disease, the Veterinary Department had collected samples and sent it to Guwahati for laboratory testing.
Dr N. Ibotombi, Director of the Veterinary Department, said that most of the infected pigs, both dead and alive, were in the farms located in the Central Agricultural University, Iroishemba.
Of late, reports have stated that pig farmers in Manipur have been throwing the carcasses into the rivers. The Veterinary Department has issued a guideline on how to dispose of the carcasses but it is suspected that the pork taken from these carcasses is being sold to some gullible consumers.
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