Suman 38 farms contaminated by bird flu
The slaughtered birds in Guanajuato add a million 241 000 265, of which 519 000 are commercial laying
Notimex
01/03/2013 07:54
MEXICO CITY, March 1. - The National Service of Health, Food Safety and Quality (Senasica) reported that 38 farms were identified as positive with the virus A (H7N3), 22 are in Guanajuato and 16 in the surrounding area of Jalisco Bachoco and belong to their tenants and all converge in the region of the outbreak.
He explained that the birds slaughtered in Guanajuato add a million 241 000 265, of which 519 000 are commercial laying, egg dish, and 722 000 265 are breeding chickens for fattening chicken.
Furthermore, in poultry units adjoining area was depopulated Jalisco two million 449 25 000 broilers, a figure that includes 916 000 385 reported last Monday, said Senasica.
He said continuing the inspection of poultry production 158 units of Guanajuato and other farms in the boundaries with Aguascalientes and Jalisco, to identify the existence of AH7N3 virus in health fence provided by the National Emergency Animal Health.
Reported that concluded Tuesday night inspection of 49 farms and 32 backyard poultry farms in the municipalities of Dolores Hidalgo Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende, Cortazar, Juventino Rosas and San Diego Union, plus 16 units in Encarnacion de Diaz and Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco.
Regarding the work of prevention, decentralized body of SAGARPA reported so far have been applied on 3.2 million shots and perifoco focus of the outbreak.
He noted that 22 million have been distributed vaccines and in the coming days will be sent more than 40 million biological vet to be provided in a wider area of central west.
The Senasica producers urged to "remain vigilant" and to strengthen biosecurity measures to be extremely careful in mobilizing poultry products.
