Since the start of the avian flu epizootic in France, the most serious to date to affect the country, a record number of 16 million poultry have been slaughtered, the Ministry of Agriculture announced on Monday May 2, stressing that the epidemic peak had now passed (Pixabay photo). Since the first case recorded in the north of France at the end of November, 1,364 farms have been contaminated by the virus, including 857 outbreaks recorded in Vendée, in the west, and in the bordering departments, where the authorities empty the farms via slaughterings. masses of sick but also healthy animals, as a preventive measure. Ordinarily, crises linked to avian influenza remain generally confined to the south-west of France, in particular to duck farms intended for the production of foie gras. Exceptional second wave Last year, nearly 500 outbreaks were recorded in farms and 3.5 million animals, mainly ducks, slaughtered in the country. Avian influenza has a seasonal character. Transported by ...
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