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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 05 8:09 am Post subject:

dougal wrote:

A second difference is that while the current strains of H5N1 seem to be rapidly lethal to chickens (and turkeys), while some migratory ducks and grebes have been found to carry the virus, without obvious symptoms.

As far as I can gather the outbreaks happened last week and the ban on the import of some products came in yesterday. So there would be a reasonable probability of infected birds and products shipping. Possibly any infection would be spotted but it wouldn't surprise me if it was missed. Also the TV pictures also showed ducks or geese being thrown alive into bins to be buried or burned, disgusting but it also showed more than just chickens or turkeys.

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Posted: Fri Oct 14, 05 1:44 pm Post subject:

dougal wrote:

Now, I'm honestly not sure why they would ban the import of feathers, and yet permit continuing import of carcasses.

Learnt today that import of raw poultry meat and carcasses from Turkey was already banned due to other health concerns...

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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 05 7:38 pm Post subject:

Re the original subject of the thread.

AFAIK
Netherlands: back outdoors again for now.
2 German Lände: indoors from this weekend
Switzerland: ordered indoors (dunno effective date)

Seems to me that having an enclosed run available, to prevent contact with wild birds, would be no bad thing to have organised.
Given the problem of foxes, I'd expect most micro-flock owners to already have appropriate facilities to protect their birds anyway...

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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 05 1:49 pm Post subject:

Reuters, today, wrote:

Dutch homeowners who have a few chickens or other birds will have to keep them indoors from Monday as a prevention against bird flu, the Dutch Agriculture Ministry said.
Alternatively, they could construct an enclosure that prevent contact with wild birds which might spread the disease that has already hit several countries in eastern and southeastern Europe, the ministry said in a statement.
"The ministry has published cards, showing high risk areas in which birds kept for hobby reasons should be kept indoors," a ministry spokeswoman said. These include areas within 1 km of regions popular among wild birds.
The government has also asked the European Commission for permission to launch vaccination of birds held for hobby reasons.
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In August, the Dutch government made farmers keep all poultry indoors to prevent contact with migrating birds coming from Russia. It relaxed the measure in September, saying it appeared that the outbreak was under control.
Only a part of the 90 million poultry in the Netherlands is now kept indoors, mainly in areas where chickens are exposed to contact with wild birds.

Full article here

Reuters also report a new outbreak in Eastern Russia, 250 miles SE of Moscow.

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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 05 11:13 pm Post subject:

the bbc wrote:

A leading flu expert is urging the UK government to step up measures to protect domestic poultry from the deadly strain of avian flu.
Professor John Oxford said poultry should be protected for the next few weeks as wild birds migrate, reducing the risk the H5N1 strain will spread.
Ducks and geese, and not a parrot in quarantine, are the most likely agents to bring H5N1 to UK flocks, he said.
But the government said it had already issued guidance to poultry keepers.

Professor Oxford, a virologist at Queen Mary's School of Medicine, said wild birds could be tempted to come down to feed with birds kept outside, and keeping domestic poultry inside or under cover would restrict the chances of that happening.
He said people who kept just a few chickens should do the same thing.

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But a spokeswoman for Defra said plans were already in place to protect domestic poultry.
"We encourage all poultry farmers to improve their biosecurity."
She pointed to advice to keepers to feed and water birds inside, to be vigilant when buying new stock and to immediately consult a vet if disease is suspected.

Full story: https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4372968.stm

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Posted: Tue Oct 25, 05 8:33 pm Post subject:

the Financial Times wrote:

France's agriculture ministry on Tuesday ordered farmers to keep poultry indoors in the coastal and eastern regions of France most at risk of catching bird flu through contact with migrating wild birds.

https://news.ft.com/cms/s/f41c6b8c-4580-11da-981b-00000e2511c8.html

I need to walk for not much more than 5 minutes to see the French coast...

With today's DEFRA banning of birds and poultry at the North Yorks show, I fear such measures may not be far off on this side of the Channel.

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