Chełmce. 20,000 pieces of poultry to break out. This is the fourth bonfire of influenza in Greater Poland

The fourth bonfire of bird flu was confirmed on the farm in the village of Chełmce. It is already known that over 20,000 pieces of poultry will be deported for utilization – said in Miłosz Bąkowski, a poviat veterinarian in Kalisz.

The bird flu virus was detected among ducks, on a farm in the village of Chełmce in the Kalisz poviat. – We started the stage of combating the disease. In total, over 20,000 ducks, turkeys and geese will be disposed of, because apart from the farm in Chełmce you need to preventive farms on two farms, located at a distance of one kilometer from the source of the disease – said Miłosz Bąkowski, a poviat veterinarian in Kalisz.

To date, a total of over 100,000 have been disposed of in all patients. poultry.

Endangered area

In connection with the situation, the voivode issued a regulation on endangered areas. In this case, the exacerbations apply to Kalisz and Ostrów poviats. This means that within a radius of 3 kilometers from the bonfires, a back -up zone was created, within a radius of 10 kilometers – threatened. The decision entails special procedures for breeders who, without the consent of a poviat veterinarian, cannot, for example, sell their poultry or buy a new one to enlarge the herd.

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Veterinary Inspection recommendations for breeders

The veterinarian appeals to breeders with particular caution and rigorous compliance with the recommendations of the Veterinary Inspection in the field of poultry maintenance.

Breeders are recommended to use appropriate biosecurity measures to minimize the risk of transferring the influenza bird virus, including Protection of feed against access to wild animals, not feeding poultry outside buildings where animals are maintained and the use of clothing and protective footwear on the farm. Breeders should also inform about all suspicions related to the occurrence of infectious poultry disease in their farms, relevant persons and institutions – a veterinarian of private practice, an official veterinarian, head of the commune, mayor or city president. Wild water birds, especially ducks and geese, are responsible for the spread of viral disease, especially the cause of which the virus stays in the environment and is transmitted to closer or further distances. According to veterinarians, a man who can transfer it on shoes, clothing, equipment and cars contribute to the further spread of the virus. Detachment of the virus is very difficult, which is why poultry must be struck not only in sick herds, but also in neighboring farms.