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Birds have built-in air conditioners, reveals CT Scan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 9(ANI): In a recent study it has been found that birds' bills are filled with complex structures called nasal conchae that moderate the temperature of air being inhaled.
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Bird `confused` by Aussie selectors' demand for improved batting skil
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov.3 (ANI): Australian batsman George Bailey has revealed that fast bowler Jackson Bird is baffled by the reason he received for his omission from the ongoing first Test of the three-match series against South Africa at the WACA Ground.
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'Murga Mandi' is free of bird flu virus, says Gopal Rai
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 28 (ANI): Delhi's Animal Husbandry Minister Gopal Rai on Friday said the bird flu virus is more or less over in the "Murga Mandi" area of the city, and added that the city government-appointed monitoring committee is actively monitoring and reviewing th
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Vigilant Centre constitutes committee to monitor bird flu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 26 (ANI):The Centre has constituted a Committee on Wednesday, headed by Joint Commissioner, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries (DADF) to maintain constant vigil on the situation arising out of avian influenza (H5N8).
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Centre issues bird flu health alert to states
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct.26 (ANI): Union Health Secretary C K Mishra has listed out precautions to be taken to prevent an outbreak of bird flu and offered central assistance if needed.
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Bird Flu advisory: Steer clear of half-boiled eggs, undercooked chicken
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 24 (ANI): In the wake of the bird flu scare resurfacing in the national capital, the Delhi Government on Monday released an advisory calling on the people in the city to take precautions when handling with poultry especially when it comes to consuming chicken meat and
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Bird flu scare: H5N8 virus no threat to humans, assures Gopal Rai
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 22 (ANI): The Delhi Government on Saturday maintained that there is no threat to human beings from the bird flu scare in the national capital, adding that the strain of the virus is less infective.
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Centre issues guidelines to states, zoo authorities on containment of Avia
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 21 (ANI): The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, the Union Agriculture Ministry, has issued the necessary guidelines to the state government and the zoo authorities on control and containment of the infection, and has urged the Ministry of Environ
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Bird Flu: Delhi Govt. assures regular monitoring, says don't be scare
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 21 (ANI): To keep a check on the rapid rise of Bird flu in the national capital for past few days, Animal Husbandry Minister, Gopal Rai on Friday said the Delhi Government has made health certificate mandatory for poultry transported to the Ghazipur poultry market.
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Close monitoring is on, says Delhi Govt. on bird flu scare
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 21 (ANI): With the national capital going through a renewed bird flu scare, the Delhi Government on Friday said that regular monitoring is being done, adding that the medical card will be used at the entry gate of every mandi (wholesale market place) to curb the spread
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Not declaring bird flu in Delhi just yet: Gopal Rai
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 21 (ANI): With the national capital going through a renewed bird flu scare, the Delhi Government on Friday assured that there is nothing to panic about and that it will not be declaring an avian flu outbreak just yet.
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Bird flu scare: Eight birds dead in Gwalior zoo in last 48 hours
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Gwalior [India], Oct. 21 (ANI): In Madhya Pradesh, eight birds have died in Gwalior zoo in the last 48 hours from infection, officials' state.
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