More than 10,000 native chickens were culled on the spot.

(Provided by Animal Epidemic Prevention Institute of Pingtung County)

[Reporter Luo Xinzhen/Pingtung Report] On the 4th of this month (February), the Pingtung County Animal Epidemic Prevention Institute received a notification from a native chicken farm in Yanpu Township that the chickens had died abnormally, and started the epidemic prevention mechanism according to the standard operating procedures , Today (8th) it was confirmed that chickens in the farm were mixed with H5N1 and H5N2 subtypes of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, and 10,525 red-feathered chickens were culled.

The Animal Epidemic Prevention Office of Pingtung County stated that after receiving a notification from native chicken farmers on the 4th, it immediately went to the farm to control the movement of chickens, spray and disinfect the farm and surrounding areas, and took samples and sent them to the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan According to the inspection by the Animal Health Laboratory, today (8th) the laboratory confirmed mixed infection with H5N1 and H5N2 subtypes of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, and immediately started culling operations, culling 10,525 red-feathered chickens (about 66 days old) on the spot. Once again supervise the industry to complete the cleaning and disinfection of the site to reduce the risk of epidemic transmission.

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Li Yongwen, director of the Ping County Animal Defense Institute, said that this case is the second case in Ping County this year. The Animal Defense Institute has simultaneously started the monitoring and sampling of poultry farms within a radius of 3 kilometers of the field and the surrounding radius of 3 to 5 kilometers for visit counseling. , Visit the poultry farms within the jurisdiction to see if there are any suspicious cases, to confirm the health status of poultry in the surrounding farms and virus-free activities, to control the spread of the virus and the epidemic.

The Ping County Animal Defense Office stated that due to the recent radiation cooling, the temperature difference between day and night in the county is large, which may easily cause poultry stress. The poultry farm operators should timely turn on the insulation equipment of the poultry house, and at the same time maintain the normal operation of the bird prevention facilities, and adopt a comprehensive system. The out-of-the-box breeding mode is implemented, and various access control controls are implemented in the field. The entry and exit of personnel, vehicles, transport vehicles and utensils should also be thoroughly disinfected, so as to effectively avoid transmission through biological vectors and reduce the incidence of disease.

The Animal Prevention Institute also appeals to poultry farmers to cooperate with the animal epidemic prevention agency in monitoring and sampling, and to independently observe the health status of the poultry on the farm every day. If any abnormal situation is found, please immediately report to the epidemic prevention agency for immediate handling, so as to control and prevent the spread of the epidemic. Failure to follow the regulations Reporters will be culled according to the Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Animal Diseases without compensation and will be fined NT$50,000 to NT$1 million.

More than 10,000 native chickens were culled on the spot.

(Provided by Animal Epidemic Prevention Institute of Pingtung County)

Strengthen environmental disinfection.

(Provided by Animal Epidemic Prevention Institute of Pingtung County)