Commercial poultry went inside the house in BC due to the commencement of migrant weather
Commercial poultry farmers across the BC have been ordered to move their flocks to the decline, until the avian influenza season ends.
BC Chief Veterinary Officer Dr. Theresa Burns implemented Indoor housing order On 10 September, several avian influenza in a pre-covered response to the outbreak Farm in Alberta,
Dr. In alignment with the order of Burns, BC Poultry Association decided to implement Red Biosity ProtocolIn the sense, the use of hygiene and protective equipment increased.
“Farmers are really taking all possible steps that they can take to reduce the risk,” said Sean Hall, director of the Emergency Operations Center of the BC Poultry Industry. It is about protecting our herd and local food. ”
He said that as wild birds such as gizs start flying in the south, the possibility of avian influenza transmission increases in chicken and turkey farms.
BC between October and January last year, according to the hall, had 81 poultry farms reporting the avian influenza infection.
All commercial farmers who keep quota – which means they are authorized to produce eggs for commercial sales – should follow orders and protocols.
A housecat has died in the United States after eating raw pet food and contracting the H5N1 bird flu. Epidemicer Dr. Christopher Labos tells CBC News that any individual pet is still low in the risk of having avian flu, but whatever is easy, it becomes easy for it to infect a variety of animals, ‘It will be easier that it will eventually have to infect humans for this virus.’
When red bio-protection protocols are in place, poultry farmers should follow specific guidelines, including donating personal safety equipment and cleaning everything from their equipment to their truck tires.
The hall stated that it is inconvenient to restrict visitors and maintain stringent protocols, taking the safety of their herd, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to the BC seriously.
“No farmer wants infection in his operation,” he said. “They care about their animals and produce food.”
Many farmers have also invested in special fans and filtered their barn to prevent the virus from wild animals in their barn, the hall said.
Every time a commercial herd is infected, all birds should be coursed according to the protocol of CFIA.
The hall said that precautions have been implemented seasonally since 2022, when the H5N1 Strain of Avian Influenza was first confirmed as part of the BC A global outbreak,
He said that wild migratory birds like ducks can be a vector and can transmit and fall the virus while flying north and south in spring.
“British Columbia (is) on one of those migrant flyways, so we look at cases in the fall,” the hall said.
He said that the risk of infection with wild birds is also that farmers should also take additional care to ensure that there is no water on their property, where migration can be a jot.
People urged not to feed ducks
Chantale Abma, a communication specialist with Duck unlimited Canada, an organization that protects and restores the wetlands and its inhabitants, asks that people take caution and maintain their distance from waterfowls.
“Don’t feed the wild ducks,” Abma said.
He explained to the waterfall – such as duck – can be infected and contagious without any signs and symptoms.
“We don’t know when they are infected or not infected, so we all encourage all the surroundings to be taken around,” Abma said.
He said that the risk of infection is not only for other birds, but also like mammals HumansPets and other livestock.
Additionally, he said that it is not only healthy for ducks fed by humans and collects together, possibly increases the possibility of disease transmission.
“We want them to feed themselves and stay wild,” Abma said.
To reduce the possible spread of a disease like Avian Influenza, ABMA is urging the public to report. All sick or dead wild bird Wild bird reporting line of BC on 1-866-431-2473.
