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Avian influenza: No chicken, eggs to carnivores in Hyderabad zoo as precaution
Updated On: 14 February, 2025 06:39 PM IST | Hyderabad | PTI
The zoo authorities used to feed 35 kgs of chicken and about 140 eggs to carnivores, including tigers, lions, panther and jaguars, zoo sources said on Friday
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Reports indicate the culling of large numbers of chickens in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra in recent days. Photo Courtesy: File pic
The Nehru Zoological Park here has halted the supply of chicken and eggs for carnivores as a precautionary measure amid reports of chicken deaths in neighbouring states due to suspected avian influenza.
The zoo authorities used to feed 35 kgs of chicken and about 140 eggs to carnivores, including tigers, lions, panther and jaguars, zoo sources said on Friday.
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