Cheonan Laying Hen Farm Confirmed with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyungsoo] The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (AI) announced on the 12th that highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed at a laying hen farm in Cheonan, Chungnam.
The farm raises approximately 54,000 birds. With this farm confirmed positive, a total of 11 farms have been confirmed with highly pathogenic AI from November this year to date. This is the third case in laying hen farms, following Cheonan on the 3rd and Yeongam on the 5th.
The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters held an emergency livestock quarantine meeting and plans to launch a "Nationwide Campaign to Eliminate Viruses in Poultry Farms and Livestock Facilities" from the 13th of this month until January 31 of next year at laying hen farms.
Thorough disinfection must be conducted on vehicle access roads, the anterooms of livestock barns, compost sites, egg collection rooms, management offices, and the movement paths of vehicles, equipment, and tools. Additionally, farms and facilities must be thoroughly disinfected upon first entry, with focused disinfection around 2 to 3 p.m. when temperatures are higher and disinfection is more effective.
Strict control of people and vehicle access within poultry farms will be enforced, and vehicles entering farms will undergo double disinfection using fixed disinfectors and high-pressure sprayers. To prevent virus introduction by wild animals, feed bins and compost sites will be cleaned thoroughly, and the condition of nets and gaps in barns will be inspected, with any deficiencies immediately addressed.
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The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters urged, "If any suspicious symptoms such as increased mortality, decreased laying rate, reduced feed intake, or lowered activity are observed at breeding farms, report immediately to the quarantine authorities."
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