Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Russia: At Don preparing for avian flu


It starts with the vaccination of domestic ryabushek
Irina LOSS - 03.02.2009

Don veterinarians are already embarking on universal vaccination of poultry. Make injections ryabushkam shall before the commencement of the spring migration of wild birds, which is the source of the dangerous disease.

Total on-Don about 6 - 7 million domestic ducks, chickens and indyushek. Last fall, half were vaccinated, is now part of so-called young. However, veterinarians complained that some landlords extremely irresponsible to refer to the necessary procedure. Babulki, fearing the doctors, or even hide the chickens are not allowed for veterinary gate.

- And it is unvaccinated poultry is a big chance of getting infected, - said Vladimir ŽILINA, head of the organization of activities antiepizootic regional veterinary administration. - How it happened in December 2007 in the Farm Walk-Borisovka Zernogradskogo area recall when it was declared a quarantine and we were forced to destroy all poultry.

By the way, if the earlier emergence of the virus was linked to the migration of birds, but now experts can not unequivocally assert that the disease manifests itself only in spring or autumn. It is likely that even now, in winter, somewhere in the steppes could live a dangerous virus in sparrows or crows.

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