A state of fear and panic has dealt owners of poultry farms in Sohag, and private centers in Tema and Balyana, following the deaths of large numbers of poultry exceeded 6 thousand chickens, in 5 farms, at the level of the two centers.
The owners of these farms have complained of neglect of Veterinary Medicine, for follow-up and care, stressing that they are forced to perform acts of treatment and periodic follow-up on their own, as a result of the absence of veterinary role in Sohag.
For its part, denied the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine, a reported injury Poultry Sohag bird flu virus, emphasizing that of the current number of farms may be unusual injuries are not more.
He warned, Mohamed Abdel-Sabour, a veterinarian in Sohag, Sohag Governorate exposure to infected with bird flu, veterinary negligence, stressing the importance of veterinary care and supervision of the entire Veterinary on such farms.
On the other hand, Dr. Ahmed Al-Badri, Director of Veterinary Medicine to maintain, that the Directorate at the moment is doing convoys on agriculture departments, regions and rural villages to maintain, do a comprehensive inventory of poultry farms, to ascertain the extent matching these farms to the terms bio-security.
Badri added that veterinarians involved in these convoys are to withdraw samples from birds in this farm, to make sure "the immune level" and free of bird flu and other diseases affecting poultry.
He pointed out that convoys include inspect poultry be bred houses with rural farmers in villages, with the withdrawal of samples to ensure that they are free from bird flu.
The director of medicine Albitara Sohag, it has been providing all the tools used in the fight against disease of clothes and raincoats hands and masks and disinfectants, with the distribution of a special publication of bird flu on ranchers breeding birds, and dealing with the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine through which illustrate methods of infection of the disease and symptoms, prevention methods and treatment. http://shorouknews.com/news/view.aspx?cdate=12112012&id=8c8237e0-8ffe-4544-b2df-f9c3bd253a02