High County chicken farm suspected of bird flu into the destruction of more than 10,000 chickens

2008.12.17 01:27 pm

Kaohsiung County Central News Agency

Township Road, Kaohsiung County, a chicken farm by the end of October died of unknown causes, the county's animal epidemic prevention by telephone today with the Agriculture Livestock Health Research Institute, a preliminary study of infection is low pathogenic avian influenza; the rest of the more than 10,000 Chickens have been destroyed.

Media reported that a chicken farm in Tainan County in November chickens a large number of unexplained deaths, the thought is infected with Newcastle disease, the Executive Yuan's Research Institute of animal health inspection confirmed case of H5N2 low pathogenic avian influenza.

High-director of the county animal epidemic prevention Ye Kun Song today to see the report immediately by phone of animal health laboratories, concerned about the chicken farm Luzhu test results to obtain a preliminary answer will be, and other official documents.

Ye Kun Song said that the high-County Road Township by the end of October after another chicken farm chickens have died of unknown causes, the beginning of 30 deaths a day, 40, the owners of the audience disinfected with lime to disinfect chicken, chicken deaths declining day by day , Did not die after 2 weeks, a total of about 400 dead, dead chickens sent to take the examination. The remaining more than 18,000 by the Republic of China Association for chicken after the acquisition, delivery of the destruction of the market system.

He said that no abnormal chicken farm in the vicinity, that is, the erection of a protective network to help prevent the spread of the disease, but fortunately there are no other chickens died; chicken farm has yet to apply for rehabilitation support.

Low pathogenic avian influenza C is a statutory infectious disease of animals, in accordance with the provisions do not have to kill the whole, Lu Zhu chicken farm owners take the initiative to deal with on its own.

Tin Liu large rural county high-Hill Gang, a chicken farm in the 94-year low pathogenic avian influenza infection, the coordination of county government, killed the audience.