Slovakia ordered farmers on Friday to keep their poultry indoors after bird flu cases were found in Turkey and Romania this week, said reports from Bratislava.

Farmers must keep their poultry indoors and away from wild birds, and protect the fodder and water from pollution, according to the order issued by the state veterinary and food authority.

Where poultry are found eating and drinking 20 percent less than normal, laying 5 percent less eggs in two consecutive days, or suffering a a 3-percent increase in their death rate every week, farmers are ordered to report to the relevant authorities.

The regulation also requires newly purchased birds to undergo sterilization.

Moreover, the government has banned all live birds markets and exhibitions.

So far, no cases of bird flu have been found in the country.

Source: Xinhua