A couple of million birds, together with chickens and geese, can be euthanised throughout seven properties in Victoria, with depopulation persevering with because of the unfold of chicken flu.
A couple of million birds will die in an effort to minimise the final word destruction attributable to chicken flu outbreaks in Victoria.
Agriculture Victoria says the birds can be euthanised throughout seven contaminated properties, with depopulation persevering with.
A quarantine zone following the outbreak of the H7N3 pressure of chicken flu in Victoria’s central west
The authority confirmed earlier within the week the extremely pathogenic H7N3 pressure of chicken flu was discovered at a seventh Victorian farm – already in quarantine – within the Golden Plains Shire within the state’s central west.
All poultry on the farm could be humanely disposed of beneath veterinary supervision, and motion controls have been nonetheless in place close to Terang, Meredith and Lethbridge, Agriculture Victoria mentioned.
‘We’re persevering with to work with affected producers and the poultry trade to answer these detections by way of ongoing testing and cautious biosecurity practices,’ Victoria’s chief veterinary officer Graeme Cooke mentioned.
‘Motion restrictions are anticipated to be in place for a number of weeks, and we’re working with trade to help poultry farmers with the logistical challenges they’re dealing with.’
