Hamyang-gun Conducts Biosecurity Training for Poultry Farms to Prepare for AI Outbreaks
Winter Customized Biosecurity Training for Farms Conducted ... Preemptive Livestock Disease Prevention
We are conducting biosecurity training for poultry farms to prepare for AI outbreaks.
View original image[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] At the Agricultural Technology Center in Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam, on the 14th, customized biosecurity training was conducted to minimize risk factors and protect poultry farms in preparation for the high-risk period of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) occurrence (October to February).
This biosecurity training was tailored to poultry farms in Hamyang-gun with specialized operations of 3,000 or more birds (24 farms), including chickens and ducks, according to each farm's biosecurity status. The training covered related policies, legal regulations, and AI prevention biosecurity guidelines for poultry farms.
Avian influenza is an acute infectious disease caused by influenza virus infection in chickens, ducks, and wild birds, and it is a disease that can rarely infect humans. In South Korea, it mainly occurs during the winter season.
Over the past five years (November 2017 to April 2022), there have been a total of 178 cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in South Korea. Except for 2019, it has been the primary livestock infectious disease causing significant damage to poultry farms every year. This training is expected to raise biosecurity awareness among poultry farmers and provide practical assistance for blocking livestock diseases.
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Jung Soon-woo, Director of the Agriculture and Livestock Division, promised that through a systematic blocking biosecurity system, “We will protect poultry farms from avian influenza and strive to maintain a safe and clean Hamyang free from livestock diseases.” He also urged livestock farmers to continuously improve their biosecurity awareness and maintain ongoing interest in blocking biosecurity measures.
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