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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) occurred on a duck farm in Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do. This is the third farmhouse confirmed this year.
Last month, Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do, announced that it plans to intensively quarantine and disinfect the main roads and agricultural roads of Lake Yeongam, which is a destination for migratory birds in the room, placing water vehicles and drones. Yunhap news
The Central AI Accident Control Center announced on the 5th that a highly pathogenic H5N8-type AI was confirmed at a duck farm in Yeongam-gun. After confirming the AI antigen in a simple on-farm test on the night of the 4th, Jungsubon ordered a temporary suspension of movement to poultry, livestock and vehicle farms in Jeollanam-do to prevent the spread of the virus.
The quarantine authorities first decided to kill 9,800 ducks on the outbreak farm and 493,000 chickens and ducks on 10 farms within a 3 km radius. It is planned to restrict movement for 30 days and to conduct inspections on 1,722,000 chickens and ducks at 44 poultry farms within 10 km of the outbreak farm.
Assignment of managers to farms nationwide
This year, highly pathogenic AI was confirmed in 15 cases on three farms and wild birds, and the heavy water supply raised the quarantine level to the highest level. Starting on the 7th, the “national poultry farm control system” will be additionally introduced to prevent the entry of wild bird viruses into the farm. Each local government appoints a person in charge at 6,997 poultry farms across the country to administer quarantine and quarantine conditions.
The inspection of livestock vehicles, personnel, materials, etc., that may cause horizontal spread between farms will also be strengthened. Livestock vehicles are monitored via GPS to receive disinfection at the base sterilization facility before visiting poultry farms and livestock facilities. The farm plans to guide the confirmation and collection of disinfection certificates for incoming and outgoing vehicles. Duck eggs (hatching eggs) must be transshipped outside the breeding facility, and egg dishes (eggs) must be disposable and not reused.
The heavy water supply is currently disinfecting the habitat of migratory birds and the surroundings of the farms with a total of 1020 disinfection equipment including quarantine vehicles, wide area control devices, sprinklers and drones. An official at the heavy water farm said: “Considering that the influx of migratory birds is increasing until January, the very severe quarantine situation continues.” “I do not want”.
Sejong = Reporter Seongbin Lim [email protected]
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