As the African swine fever continues to increase and spread in the Kottayam district, the authorities have initiated swift action by culling 181 more pigs on Thursday.
The disease was confirmed in two pig farms in Arpookkara and Mulakkulam panchayats. In Arpookkara a total of 98 pigs, including 67 piglets, and in Mulakkulam, a total of 83 pigs, including 33 piglets, were killed.
This is for the first time that the disease is severely impacting the district.
The disease was first confirmed in the state in Wayanad. Later, it spread to Kannur, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kottayam districts.
