At a poultry farm in Maebashi City, the prefectural government conducted a simple test on dead chickens, and a positive reaction to avian influenza was confirmed.
Gunma Prefecture plans to slaughter approximately 450,000 chickens from this poultry farm if genetic testing confirms infection with bird flu.
According to Gunma Prefecture, on the afternoon of the 18th, there was a report from a poultry farm in Maebashi City that "the number of dead chickens is increasing", and when the prefecture conducted a simple inspection of dead chickens, 10 out of 13 were found to be dead. A positive test for influenza was confirmed.
The prefecture is currently proceeding with genetic testing, and the results are scheduled to be known on the 19th, and if infection with bird flu is confirmed, about 450,000 chickens at this poultry farm will be disposed of.
About 9 million chickens are raised in Gunma Prefecture, but on the 1st of this month, another poultry farm in Maebashi City was confirmed to be infected with bird flu, and about 15,000 chickens were disposed of. , This time, if confirmed, it will be the second case.