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03/27/2022 07:03 6.231
Avian influenza breaks out in Saxony: What does that mean for the farmers?
By Uwe Bluemel
Bautzen - Avian influenza alarm in the district of Bautzen: For the first time this winter, the virus broke out in a domestic poultry stock, reports the Saxon Ministry of Social Affairs. A domestic chicken has also been shown to have become infected and died in Dresden .
Several chickens died in a short time at a private poultry farmer in the Wachau district of Seifersdorf (near Ottendorf-Okrilla).
Samples from the smallest inventory were analyzed by experts from the Friedrich Loeffler Institute. "The virus of the highly infectious avian influenza strain H5N1 was detected," says Frances Lein (34), spokeswoman for the Bautzen district office. "The farm with eight chickens was cleared, cleaned and disinfected."
To protect against further spread, protection and surveillance zones have been set up in a radius of up to ten kilometers around the company, which extend over the districts of Bautzen, Meißen and the city of Dresden...
03/27/2022 07:03 6.231
Avian influenza breaks out in Saxony: What does that mean for the farmers?
By Uwe Bluemel
Bautzen - Avian influenza alarm in the district of Bautzen: For the first time this winter, the virus broke out in a domestic poultry stock, reports the Saxon Ministry of Social Affairs. A domestic chicken has also been shown to have become infected and died in Dresden .
Several chickens died in a short time at a private poultry farmer in the Wachau district of Seifersdorf (near Ottendorf-Okrilla).
Samples from the smallest inventory were analyzed by experts from the Friedrich Loeffler Institute. "The virus of the highly infectious avian influenza strain H5N1 was detected," says Frances Lein (34), spokeswoman for the Bautzen district office. "The farm with eight chickens was cleared, cleaned and disinfected."
To protect against further spread, protection and surveillance zones have been set up in a radius of up to ten kilometers around the company, which extend over the districts of Bautzen, Meißen and the city of Dresden...