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Avian flu: concern grips breeders and customers as the holidays approach
Avian flu: concern affects breeders and customers as the holidays approach – (France 2)
Avian flu is back in France. Enough to worry breeders, sellers and their customers as the end-of-year holidays approach.
At a market in Poitiers (Vienna), a poultry seller took precautions on Friday, December 8, in the face of the uncertainty of his suppliers. For the holidays this year, you will have to anticipate. “For the holidays, we should be calm, but at the start of the year, it will be complicated”, he assures. With the return of bird flu, some consumers are worried about not having poultry on their table for the holidays. “It doesn’t come at a good time at all.”deplores a customer.
49 outbreaks of avian flu in France
In France, 49 outbreaks of avian flu have been confirmed on farms. With the move to the high risk level throughout the country, breeders are sheltering their poultry. “We know that through confinement we will reduce these risks. Vaccination will also reduce the risks”, explains one of them. Since the beginning of October, vaccination has been compulsory in farms with more than 250 birds.
