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Thousands of chickens die in Bulacan due to El Niño
By Dino Balabo
Mar 10, 2010
MALOLOS CITY – Increasing hot weather brought by the El Niño phenomenon claimed its first casualties in Bulacan where some 2,000 chickens died of heat stroke.
Gloria Carillo, head of the Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO), confirmed to Punto Central Luzon reports that at least 2,300 chickens died in a poultry farm in Barangay Sta. Catalina Bata in San Ildefonso.
“It is due to heat stroke, not bird flu,” Carillo said
She noted that laboratory tests they conducted proved that the chickens died of heat stroke and not of bird flu.
Aside from increasing high temperature, Carillo said that one of the reasons for the death of chickens is over crowding.
“There are 18,000 chicken in that poultry farm, sobrang sikip at kulang sa ventilation kaya nagkamatay lalo na nang uminit ang panahon,” she said.
As this developed, she advise local poultry owners and operators to carefully monitor conditions of their livestock.
She also said that proper ventilation and de-crowding of poultry farms will help ease out the heat.
Just like poultry owners, Carillo also advised fishpond operators to harvest early “para lumuwag yung palaisdaan at magkaroon ng sapat na oxygen.”
With regards to damages on rice lands, she said that some 2,400 hectares of ricelands in the province are also threatened by El Niño. However, she noted that only 20 hectares was declared under the “no chance of recovery” category.
For his part, Gov. Joselito Mendoza, said they will hold an El Niño Task Force Summit here next week.
“Hindi pa masyadong apektado ng El Niño ang Bulacan, but its good to have the summit this early,” he said.
Gloria Carillo, head of the Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO), confirmed to Punto Central Luzon reports that at least 2,300 chickens died in a poultry farm in Barangay Sta. Catalina Bata in San Ildefonso.
“It is due to heat stroke, not bird flu,” Carillo said
She noted that laboratory tests they conducted proved that the chickens died of heat stroke and not of bird flu.
Aside from increasing high temperature, Carillo said that one of the reasons for the death of chickens is over crowding.
“There are 18,000 chicken in that poultry farm, sobrang sikip at kulang sa ventilation kaya nagkamatay lalo na nang uminit ang panahon,” she said.
As this developed, she advise local poultry owners and operators to carefully monitor conditions of their livestock.
She also said that proper ventilation and de-crowding of poultry farms will help ease out the heat.
Just like poultry owners, Carillo also advised fishpond operators to harvest early “para lumuwag yung palaisdaan at magkaroon ng sapat na oxygen.”
With regards to damages on rice lands, she said that some 2,400 hectares of ricelands in the province are also threatened by El Niño. However, she noted that only 20 hectares was declared under the “no chance of recovery” category.
For his part, Gov. Joselito Mendoza, said they will hold an El Niño Task Force Summit here next week.
“Hindi pa masyadong apektado ng El Niño ang Bulacan, but its good to have the summit this early,” he said.
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