{"id":6439,"date":"2025-12-09T19:05:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=6439"},"modified":"2025-12-09T19:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:05:39","slug":"kashmir-receives-over-3-5-crore-poultry-birds-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/09\/kashmir-receives-over-3-5-crore-poultry-birds-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Kashmir receives over 3.5 crore poultry birds this year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Authorities say ensuring strict health checks<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201850\u201360 livestock vehicles enter Valley daily\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Qazigund, Dec 09: Authorities on Tuesday said that nearly 3.5 crore poultry birds have reached Kashmir through road transportation this year, with an average of 50\u201360 vehicles carrying poultry and bovine livestock entering the Valley every day.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Dr Mohammad Ashraf Dar, Livestock Officer (Liver Flu Control), Kashmir, said the Livestock Check-Post at Qazigund plays a crucial role in screening every consignment before it enters the Valley.<\/p>\n

He said the check-post ensures that no poultry or bovine livestock is allowed to proceed without a detailed physical examination. \u201cOur staff and doctors conduct inspections for any symptoms, diseases, or mortality. Only after ensuring everything is clear do we give the green signal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dar said that from April to date, around 3.50 crore poultry birds have entered Kashmir. \u201cOut of these, 1.8 crore broilers and 1.1 crore day-old chicks have arrived. Additionally, around 4 lakh culled birds were transported into the Valley,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said that under government schemes such as the Integrated Dairy Development Scheme and the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme, around 13,000 bovine animals have also entered Kashmir this year.<\/p>\n

Referring to the viral video showing poultry mortality, Dr Dar clarified that the deaths occurred due to a delay in receiving the consignment. \u201cDealers in Pulwama and Srinagar initially refused to accept the load, causing prolonged travel. This led to starvation, dehydration and cold stress,\u201d he said, adding that a post-mortem conducted at the Qazigund Check-Post showed no signs of disease.<\/p>\n

He said that dead birds are disposed of through the deep burial system. \u201cWe have now received an incinerator, but it awaits electricity connection. Within one or two months, it will become fully functional for scientific disposal,\u201d Dr Dar said, urging the public not to panic as all consignments undergo thorough examination.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Dr Tasneef, Veterinary Assistant Surgeon and Incharge Livestock Check-Post Qazigund, told KNO that the unit operates round the clock to ensure safe livestock entry into the Valley.<\/p>\n

He said post-mortems are conducted only in cases of suspected disease or high mortality. \u201cIn the recent case, we conducted a proper examination and found no indication of any infection. Dead poultry was immediately disposed of through deep burial,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He assured the people not to panic. “Every vehicle entering the Valley is strictly checked to ensure hygiene and safety before allowing it to move forward,\u201d he said. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Authorities say ensuring strict health checks \u201850\u201360 livestock vehicles enter Valley daily\u2019 Qazigund, Dec 09: Authorities on Tuesday said that nearly 3.5 crore poultry birds have reached Kashmir through road transportation this year, with an average of 50\u201360 vehicles carrying poultry and bovine livestock entering the Valley every day. Speaking to the news agency\u2014Kashmir News […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news","category-kt-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6439"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6441,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6439\/revisions\/6441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}