A highly pathogenic avian influenza virus with a high fatality rate was detected in dead chickens at a poultry farm in Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture, and the prefecture began disposing of approximately 1.3 million chickens raised at this poultry farm from the morning of the 6th. rice field.
The number of disposals is the highest ever in the prefecture, and is the second largest in the country after a poultry farm in Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture, where more than 1.39 million chickens were disposed of last month.
On the 5th, a poultry farm in Murakami contacted the prefecture, saying, ``There are abnormalities such as an increase in the number of dead chickens.''
As a result of the genetic test, the prefecture announced that a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus with a high fatality rate was detected, and from 8:00 am on the 6th, the prefecture began to dispose of about 1.3 million chickens raised at this poultry farm. .
In addition, the Ground Self-Defense Force, which received a disaster dispatch request from the prefecture, is also working on the ground.
The prefecture has designated an area within a 3 km radius of the poultry farm as a "restricted movement area", prohibiting the movement of chickens and eggs, and a 10 km radius as a "restricted export area", prohibiting shipment from that area.
In addition to checking for any abnormalities in surrounding poultry farms, we are calling for caution to all poultry farms in the prefecture.
According to the prefecture, all the chickens that will be disposed of are for egg production, which is equivalent to about 20% of all the chickens for egg production raised at poultry farms in the prefecture, but it does not immediately affect the distribution of eggs. .
The disposal of approximately 1.3 million chickens this time is the highest ever in the prefecture, and it will be the second largest nationwide after the poultry farm in Misawa City, Aomori Prefecture, where more than 1.39 million chickens were disposed of last month.