Haenam-gun, All-Out Effort for Special Quarantine Management to Prevent Highly Pathogenic AI

On-site Inspection of Daily Phone Monitoring and Biosecurity Practices at 33 Poultry Farms

Daily Disinfection at Migratory Bird Habitats and Installation of 40 Lime Barrier Belts

Haenam County is deploying a total of six vehicles, including two water spraying trucks, three wide-area disinfectant sprayers, and one county quarantine vehicle, to conduct disinfection of migratory bird habitats such as roads, farmland, and fields at least once daily.
(Photo by Haenam County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Recently, with the occurrence of highly pathogenic AI at 110 locations nationwide, including 50 poultry farms and 60 migratory bird habitats, Haenam-gun is putting all its efforts into quarantine measures.

According to Haenam-gun on the 14th, daily telephone monitoring and on-site inspections of quarantine practices are being conducted for 33 poultry farms, while access of livestock vehicles to poultry farms and migratory bird habitats is being completely blocked.

Control posts have been installed at 7 duck farms and chicken coops to prevent entry of livestock vehicles and delivery vehicles, and a winter rest period system is being implemented to halt breeding at 2 duck farms.

For all 33 poultry farms, 33 dedicated livestock quarantine officers have been assigned and daily telephone or on-site inspections are being carried out.

The main inspection items include application of slaked lime at entrances, disinfection inside barns, checking for damage inside barns that could allow entry of rodents or migratory birds, proper operation of quarantine facilities such as CCTV installation, and whether breeding livestock are infected with diseases and disinfection is being conducted.

In particular, for 5 duck farms, one wide-area sprayer and two drones are mobilized to disinfect the farms and surrounding areas twice daily, while 27 chicken farms use five cooperative quarantine teams from the Livestock Cooperative to disinfect around the farms once daily.

Additionally, support is provided for self-disinfection at farm entrances and surrounding areas with 2,623 kg of disinfectants applied three times, 2,106 bags of slaked lime applied twice, 283 bags of wild bird repellents applied twice, and 1,060 bags of immune enhancers applied once.

The migratory bird habitats where livestock vehicle access is prohibited within the jurisdiction are Yeongamho, Gocheonamho, and Geumhoho, three areas where guidance is provided for detouring and disinfection through military base disinfection facilities for incoming vehicles.

Using a total of six vehicles including two water spraying trucks, three wide-area sprayers, and one military quarantine vehicle, disinfection of roads, farmland, and fields around migratory bird habitats is conducted at least once daily. Additionally, slaked lime is applied at 40 access points and slaked lime barrier belts are installed to fully prevent highly pathogenic AI.

Haenam-gun plans to take strong administrative measures such as imposing fines if violations of poultry farm quarantine standards or livestock vehicle entry into migratory bird habitats are found after investigation under the Livestock Infectious Disease Prevention Act.

County Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan stated, “January, when the weather gets colder, has a higher possibility of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks, so we are mobilizing all administrative power to establish and implement quarantine measures,” and urged, “We ask poultry farmers to strictly comply with quarantine rules such as farm disinfection to keep Haenam free from livestock diseases and prevent the occurrence of highly pathogenic AI.”

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