Avian influenza's level of risk remains high in the Pays de la Loire in France

Published 2022년 5월 24일

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The article highlights a change in the risk level for highly pathogenic avian influenza in France, lowering it from 'high' to 'moderate' in most departments, except for 19, which remain 'high' risk. In the Pays de la Loire regions, poultry are now required to be confined, with some exceptions for specific conditions and species. These include keeping laying hens in a firm building, and allowing Gallinaceae species to have access to reduced ranges under certain conditions. Duck farms are now located in avian influenza-free areas, and in certain regions, duck breeding has been subjected to depopulation orders.

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The order of May 9, 2022 lowered the risk level for highly pathogenic avian influenza from "high to moderate" throughout the territory with the exception of 19 departments including Loire Atlantique, Maine et Loire , Mayenne, Sarthe and Vendée which remain at “high” risk. Consequently, all poultry in the Pays de la Loire departments remain confined according to the procedures indicated in the technical instruction dgal/sdsbea/2022-374. This brings some deviations from the usual system. Here are the sheltering conditions by species applicable to date in farms in the Pays de la Loire. Laying hens should be kept in a firm building. In the context of an animal welfare problem, justified during a visit by your health veterinarian, an authorization for sheltering on a reduced route may be issued by the dd(cs)pp of your department. Gallinaceae (chickens, guinea fowl, turkeys, quail, ..., apart from laying hens) can have access to ...

Source: Pleinchamp