More than 4 million birds have been culled since the outbreak of bird flu in France this winter
A bird flu outbreak in France this winter has threatened poultry farming in recent months, according to Agence France-Presse.The French Ministry of Agriculture announced in a statement that the epidemic has continued to spread over the past few days. As of March 4, about 500 clusters of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been recorded across the country, of which 443 occurred on farms, Loire. The two departments of the River region, Vendée and Loire-Atlantique, are currently experiencing a high spread of the avian influenza virus.
The French Ministry of Agriculture has announced a series of new protection measures, including the expansion of surveillance zones around the poultry farms concerned and the suspension of chick and egg shipments.The Ministry of Agriculture emphasized that so far, bird flu has mostly occurred in areas where farms are concentrated, and more than 4 million poultry have been culled since the outbreak of bird flu.
The French National Agency for Food, Environment and Labour Hygiene (Anses) will comment in the coming days on the reasons for the rapid spread of bird flu this winter.
Bird flu is seasonal, with outbreaks typically starting in October in Europe and continuing through April, the report said.This bird flu is the fourth bird flu outbreak in France since 2015. In the last outbreak, more than 3.5 million poultry, mostly ducks, were culled.Repeated outbreaks of avian influenza have brought high costs to breeding professionals, leading to production interruptions and export suspensions. The state also has to provide farmers with subsidies and suffer economic losses.
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Post time: Mar-12-2022