The Bureau of Prevention and Inspection reminded that the cold weather and the large temperature difference between day and night can easily cause stress for poultry. The domestic bird flu epidemic is on the rise. Poultry farmers must take precautions.

Schematic diagram of culling, poultry farms have nothing to do with news events.

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[Reporter Yang Yuanting/Taipei Report] A total of 12 cases of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza have been infected in poultry farms!

The Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention and Quarantine Bureau said today (24th) that the Animal and Plant Health Laboratory informed that H5N1 subtype (branch b) highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed on a chicken farm in Taixi Township, Yunlin County. Execute the culling and destruction of 12,614 black-feathered native chickens, and supervise the industry to complete the clearing work in the field.

The Bureau of Prevention and Inspection stated that the infection of the chicken farm in Yunlin Taixi is an independent case, and has nothing to do with the case of the meat duck farm in Shuilin Township, Yunlin on December 8, and will continue to monitor the development of related epidemics.

This wave of global H5N1 subtype HPAI epidemic is very severe. South Korea and Japan, the upstream countries of my country's migratory bird route, have had HPAI outbreaks again since October this year. Among them, from October 17th to today, 48 poultry farms in South Korea have been diagnosed with H5N1 subtype HPAI ( b branch), while in Japan, 57 poultry farms have confirmed H5N1 subtype HPAI from October 28 to today (all of which are b branch). Poultry farms in my country are at increased risk.

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The Bureau of Prevention and Inspection reminded that it will be very cold today and tomorrow, with a large temperature difference between day and night, which will easily cause poultry stress. In addition, the domestic bird flu epidemic is on the rise. Poultry farmers must strengthen precautions and independently strengthen bird-proof facilities in poultry houses to avoid poultry and poultry. Migratory birds, wild birds contact, implement access control, all personnel entering and leaving the poultry farm must change clothes and shoes, disinfect hands, and all kinds of vehicles, cages, utensils, etc. Spread through different media to reduce the risk of new virus invasion and spread.