Haryana Animal Husbandry and Dairying Fisheries Minister JP Dalal on January 08 informed that samples from different poultry farms sent to Bhopal for the test out of which 2 chickens samples were found positive for H5N8.
"Over 4 lakh chickens died here in a month.
We sent samples to Jalandhar.
Samples from different poultry farms were also sent to Bhopal - samples from two of these were found positive for H5N8 (avian influenza)," said Animal Husbandry Minister Dalal.