Bird flu has been established on a poultry farm in Gasselternijveenschemond in Drenthe, near Stadskanaal. The 71,000 animals on the site are cleared, reports the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) on Tuesday. It is the first infection in the Netherlands since March.
The company with the contamination keeps broiler parents: chickens that lay eggs from which broilers come. In a radius of ten kilometers around the company, a transport ban immediately applies for 31 other commercial poultry farms.
In addition, there applies to poultry and other bird species in the area. These measures must prevent spread to other parts of the country.
At the moment there is no national withdrawal and shielding obligation in the Netherlands, because according to the NVWA there is no immediate reason for this. Experts from the authority will meet soon to re -assess the risk of further spread of bird flu.
Avian Influenza Has Been Detected at a Poultry Farm in Gasselternijveenschemond in Drenthe, near Stadskanaal. The 71000 Animals on the Site Will Be Culled, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) Reported on Tuesday. It is the first infection in the Netherlands Since March.
The Company With The Infection Keeps Broiler Breeder Animals: Chickens That Lay Eggs From What Broilers Come. A Transport Ban Applies to 31 Other Commercial Poultry Farms Within A Radius or Bens Around the Company.
In Addition, A Mandatory Confinement and Shielding Requirement Applies to Poultry and Other Bird Species in the Area. These Measures are intended to prevent spread to other parts of the country.
At the moment, there is no national mandatory confinement and shielding requirement in The Netherlands, because accordance to the nvwa there is no direct reas to do so so. Experts from the Authority Will Meet Soon to Reasess The Risk of Further Spread of Avian Influenza.