Ministry of Agriculture, addressed to the broad masses of peasants: to remind the attention of bird flu prevention and control 4 things

[This article is also from the Hubei Agricultural Distance Education Network]

February 5, 2009 Xinhuanet

Ministry of Agriculture, a major animal disease emergencies and Emergency Command Center to issue an open letter to the broad masses of peasants, peasant Friend reminded poultry farmers in particular, note that in the prevention and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza should pay particular attention to four things:

- Once there is an outbreak, we do not flustered, we must immediately report to local township veterinary station staff, but also to counties, cities, provincial animal husbandry and veterinary department.

- There is an outbreak of poultry culled areas, the Government will give a reasonable economic compensation, the state also decided to grant subsidies to poultry immunization.

- Can only rely on highly pathogenic avian influenza vaccination for immunization, it is impossible to use other drugs, prevention and treatment, do not have cure for credulity that the prevention and control of time delay.

- To look for the Ministry of Agriculture approved the fixed-point production of the vaccine only reliable, remember not to buy from the market假劣vaccine.

Open letter suggested that farmers usually have to strengthen the poultry house, cages, litter such as the disinfection of the poultry house to keep clean. Home chickens, ducks, geese, pigs and other livestock and poultry should not polyculture. In accordance with the norms of the immune process to poultry vaccination, enhance disease resistance. Has not understand the problem and promptly with the local animal husbandry and veterinary departments, they will guide the U.S. to do a good job of preventive work.

At the same time, to understand the highly pathogenic avian influenza symptoms. If it is found that the poultry died of unknown causes occur, especially against Newcastle disease vaccine in poultry have been a sudden onset, in a short period of time not feeding, the rapid increase in body temperature, listlessness,肉垂Jiguan with edema, hemorrhage, accompanied by a large number of deaths, it should suspected poultry infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza. In addition, it is necessary to increase the immunization efforts, enhance the immune density. Faster dissemination of highly pathogenic avian influenza, poultry mortality, there are no other drugs except vaccines can be effectively prevented or treated. To timely vaccinations to poultry to prevent avian flu infection.

The letter also reminded the millions of peasant friends to keep in mind that should not to eat sick birds, dead birds, but also should not handle or sell on their own at random. To the local animal husbandry and veterinary departments, under the guidance of infected poultry culling and safe and timely treatment, and do a good job in the poultry house, ground and may have been contaminated sites, equipment, feed the work of disinfection and sterilization.