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AI H5 Virus Detection at Yeoju Layer Farm
Yeoju laying hen farm under slaughter on 7th Yunhap news
“While sales were down due to Corona 19, even avian influenza (AI) … It really is a nuisance.”
Kim Mo, 60, owner of a broiler farm in Yeoju on the 7th, was concerned about the fact that the H5 type AI virus was detected in a laying hen farm in Yeoju, Gyeonggi province.
He said: “I am anxious for the AI, which has been silent for almost three years, to be revived.” In Gyeonggi province, the last AI occurred in Pyeongtaek in March 2018. Farmers in Pyeongtaek and the surrounding areas had to watch millions of poultry being killed as children.
However, when the local atmosphere comes together, the outlook is pessimistic. Considering the situation where the simple test was positive and the chickens died in groups, the possibility of a confirmation of highly pathogenic AI is high again. Won Jong-hae (65), president of the Yeoju City Poultry Association, said: “(If it comes out as confirmation), it will be lightning from the farm’s perspective.”
Anxiety over confirmed AI is also spreading to northern Gyeonggi province. In particular, the damage occurred in Pocheon, one of the largest chicken producing areas in the country. Byun Mo (60), who raises 50,000 laying hens in Pocheon, said: “Farms that were unable to craft due to movement restrictions that started at 5 am this day suffered direct hits. If the measures are prolonged, the damages will multiply ”. Even if the AI doesn’t spread here, the damage won’t be easy if the situation can’t be ended early.
According to Gyeonggi-do, an AI H5 virus was detected in a laying hen farm in Ganam-eup, Yeoju-si. The farmer reported AI suspicion to authorities when about 1,000 chickens raised around 5pm the day before died in a group. Later, he tested positive for the AI H5 virus in a simple test in Gyeonggi-do. The results of the detailed inspection carried out by the Agricultural, Forestry and Livestock Quarantine Headquarters are expected to be published on the 8th.
On the 7th, officials are working on the slaughter at a laying hen farm in Yeoju-si, Gyeonggi-do. Yunhap news
Gyeonggi province postponed the situation in which 1,000 chickens died in one group and increased the likelihood of becoming infected with a highly pathogenic virus. The targets include 193,000 chickens raised on the farm and 7,000 ducks from a duck farm within a 3 km radius. The reason authorities tried to kill them before detailed diagnostic results were released is because highly pathogenic viruses are highly contagious. The death rate is also high, leading to collective death.
Gyeonggi Province and the AI Central Accident Control Center issued an order to temporarily halt the movement of poultry farms, livestock facilities and livestock vehicles in the Gyeonggi area for 48 hours starting at 5 a.m. Other regions are also watching the situation closely as they hold the reins of quarantine. An official from Yangju city said: “It is true that the tension of the farms has increased as the target range to kill has strengthened from a radius of 500 m to 3 km,” he said. said.
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