The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food decided on Thursday this week to extend measures against the new coronavirus. Contain poultry on all farms Spain prevents the spread of bird flu. The order comes as the risk of the disease entering Spain increases and is already affecting some regions. 1,200 local governments nationwide, They are located in areas considered to require special risk and monitoring.
Last Thursday, November 6th, the government issued a curfew for birds kept outdoors, which came into effect from last Monday, but the incidence of bird flu is increasing. For this reason, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Extended this obligation to all poultry farmsorganic farms, farms for self-consumption, or farms that produce meat or eggs for sale directly to consumers.
The measures, published in the Official Gazette on Wednesday, are Prohibition of keeping animals outdoors. The ministry also prohibits keeping ducks, geese and other types of poultry, giving water to animals from tanks accessible to wild birds, and placing poultry and other types of captive birds in animal concentration centers such as livestock competitions, exhibitions and cultural festivals.
When confinement of the bird is not possibleautonomous communities may allow these animals to be kept outdoors by installing bird nets and other devices to prevent wild birds from entering. In these cases, poultry must be fed in a covered area, which prevents wildlife entry and contact with poultry food and drink.
The ministry justified the extension of these restrictions after seeing an increased risk of the disease entering Spain last week. To determine this risk level, factors such as the number of reported outbreaks in Europe, the location of the outbreak, and the migration of wild birds from risk areas on the continent are taken into account. There has been a notice since July. 139 cases of avian influenza occur at poultry farms in Europe. In Spain it is registered. 14 outbreaks on farmshalf of which are in Castilla y Leon. 53 wild birds Five birds were captured.
Additionally, over the past four weeks, a “significant” increase in the number of cases in poultry and wild birds has been reported in central and northern European countries, where many migratory birds head towards Spain with the onset of winter.
The Ministry believes that there is.Clear risk of infectionThat is why confinement of poultry is being adopted as a preventive measure, from wild birds to farms where breeding takes place outdoors.
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