Goseong-gun Controls Livestock Vehicle Access to Migratory Bird Habitats... Blocking Avian Influenza

Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, is restricting the access of livestock vehicles to Goseongcheon, a migratory bird habitat within the county, until the end of February next year to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) during the winter migratory bird influx period.

Goseong County will restrict livestock vehicle access to migratory bird habitats to prevent AI outbreaks.

Vehicles related to poultry, including those owned or operated by poultry farm owners and workers, as well as those transporting feed, manure, eggs, rice husks, and livestock, are subject to the restrictions. Banners and information boards will be installed in the restricted areas.

The county has completed the announcement and administrative orders regarding the livestock vehicle restriction zones in the migratory bird habitats. After an educational period including farm promotion until the end of September, livestock vehicles entering the restricted zones will be subject to fines.

Jeong Dae-hoon, Director of the Livestock Division, urged, “Poultry farms should avoid visiting habitats or small streams accessible to migratory birds, and pay close attention to disinfecting visitors and vehicles entering livestock facilities, as well as inspecting quarantine facilities such as fences and anterooms.”

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