France: Nearly 1.3 million poultry slaughtered since this summer due to avian influenza

Nearly 1.3 million poultry have been slaughtered since August 1 to stem the resurgence of avian flu in French farms, particularly in western France, according to information obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture. This report testifies to a strong acceleration of the avian influenza epizootic a few weeks before New Year's Eve: the latest figures communicated by the ministry, on November 10, reported more than 770,000 slaughterings. Meeting at the Ministry with representatives of farmers In the meantime, the number of outbreaks discovered in farms has almost doubled, to 91 cases, including 26 in Vendée, 11 in Deux-Sèvres and 9 in Maine-et-Loire. A meeting with representatives of farmers is organized Thursday evening at the Ministry of Agriculture. In a press release published upstream, the minority unions Confédération paysanne and Modef ask the State to subsidize breeders so that they stop welcoming new chicks or ducklings in the most affected sectors. They cite in particular ...