Penetration is problematic for German geese farmers

Goose Meat

Meat

Germany

Published Jan 20, 2023

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The webinar was organized by the Landwirtschaftskammer Schleswig Holstein. Due to the different structure of Germany, with federal states with their own ministers of agriculture and regions with their own accountability, the approach to bird flu is less clearly regulated than in the Netherlands. For example, there is no national confinement obligation and the culling in the event of an outbreak also differs per state and even per region.

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The clearing is, however, outsourced to a specific company per region. In the Steinburg region, north of Groningen on the Elbe, containers are used for culling in which the animals are stunned and killed with CO2, according to the regionally responsible veterinarian Birte Hellerich. With this method, all animals must therefore be placed in the containers from above. A labour-intensive method. CO2 container not animal friendly Moreover, according to Tapphorn, the method is not exactly animal-friendly, because all animals have to be lifted and enter the container from above. Tapphorn keeps both breeders and geese for slaughter on her farm. She is in control of the entire process, up to and including the slaughter and sale of the feathers and goose meat. Tapphorn itself also had to deal with an outbreak of bird flu. That was immediately noticeable in the geese, she says. The next day they were killed and taken away. In her region, the animals are driven into a container and then ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst