Mahdi Hasan, BAU :
The occurrence of avian influenza in the live poultry bird market has reached as high as 80 percent during the last year.
The presence of avian influenza in the live poultry markets has been being investigated jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Department of Livestock Services (DLS) of Bangladesh Government and Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI).
The scientist and expert on Saturday revealed the data in a symposium, organized by FAO, of 23rd annual scientific conference of Bangladesh Society for Veterinary Education and Research (BSVER) in Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU).
They also said that new vaccine should be prepared from the locally isolated avian influenza virus to prevent the occurrence of the disease in our country.
Earlier, at BAU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Ali Akbar inaugurated the conference as chief guest with president of BSVER Prof Dr Mahbub Mostafa in the chair. FAO representative in Bangladesh Susan Lorraine Lautze, director of DLS Dr Md Abul Kalam head of animal health division of Renata limited attended the inaugural ceremony as special guests.
About 400 veterinary academicians, researchers and practitioners are attending the conference. A total 106 scientific papers and posters will be presented in the two day-long conference.
The occurrence of avian influenza in the live poultry bird market has reached as high as 80 percent during the last year.
The presence of avian influenza in the live poultry markets has been being investigated jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Department of Livestock Services (DLS) of Bangladesh Government and Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI).
The scientist and expert on Saturday revealed the data in a symposium, organized by FAO, of 23rd annual scientific conference of Bangladesh Society for Veterinary Education and Research (BSVER) in Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU).
They also said that new vaccine should be prepared from the locally isolated avian influenza virus to prevent the occurrence of the disease in our country.
Earlier, at BAU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Ali Akbar inaugurated the conference as chief guest with president of BSVER Prof Dr Mahbub Mostafa in the chair. FAO representative in Bangladesh Susan Lorraine Lautze, director of DLS Dr Md Abul Kalam head of animal health division of Renata limited attended the inaugural ceremony as special guests.
About 400 veterinary academicians, researchers and practitioners are attending the conference. A total 106 scientific papers and posters will be presented in the two day-long conference.
