Poultry farm for bird flu detection Continued disposal of chickens Mitoyo Kagawa November 6, 20:08
Following the detection of the avian influenza virus at a poultry farm in Mitoyo City, Kagawa Prefecture, the prefecture and others have so far disposed of about 75,000 chickens and buried them in the ground from the afternoon of the 7th. I want to get started.
On the 5th, avian influenza virus was detected in chickens at a poultry farm in Mitoyo City, Kagawa Prefecture, and after a detailed examination by a national research institute, it was confirmed that it was a highly pathogenic virus of "H5N8 type". ..
Kagawa Prefecture has been disposing of about 330,000 chickens with the Self-Defense Forces on the 6th, and has completed the disposal of about 75,000 chickens by noon on the 6th.
The prefecture and others are planning to dig two holes with a width of about 8 meters, a depth of 72 meters, and a depth of 4 meters on the poultry farm site, and start burying the discarded chickens from the afternoon of the 7th.
According to the prefecture, no chicken abnormalities have been confirmed so far at 26 poultry farms in the "restricted movement area" that prohibits the movement of chickens and eggs within a radius of 3 km from this poultry farm.
The prefecture will continue to contain the virus and investigate further to see if the infection has spread to the surrounding poultry farms.