France: Poultry sector is struggling with highly pathogenic bird flu, rising feed prices and competition with imports
France
Published Apr 15, 2022
Tridge summary
Since the beginning of August, numerous outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as avian influenza, have been reported in wild birds and on farms in Europe. The health authorities of many Member States (the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, etc.) have reported outbreaks in poultry holdings (turkeys and broilers, laying hens). Thirty-four countries in mainland Europe are currently affected by the epizootic.
Original content
France is experiencing the worst bird flu episode in its history. The first outbreak of the current wave of highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in November 2021 in a commercial laying hen farm in northern France. Subsequently, H5N1 outbreaks were reported in duck farms in the south-west of the country (departments of Landes and Pyrénées orientales) and since the end of February the virus has been circulating rapidly through the western regions of Pays de la Loire (departments of Vendée and Loire-Atlantique). and now also in Brittany. Despite the measures to limit the spread of the virus, the spread of the virus is only getting stronger. On 7 April 2022, France had 1,218 outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry farms, 45 cases in wild animals and 22 cases in hobby poultry farmers. This situation is unprecedented in terms of the number of affected areas and the number of birds slaughtered – already more than 12 million. This is a catastrophe for ...
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