NATIONAL NEWS - A local poultry farm that’s confirmed a second outbreak of bird flu has called on government to take swift action as it did with the maize industry when it was hit by the fall army worm.
A second outbreak of avian influenza on an astral poultry breeding farm has been confirmed.
That outbreak has since been dealt with and the farm is under quarantine. However, there’s been an isolated outbreak at another farm in Mpumalanga.
Astral Foods says there are a number of poultry farms in the Welbedacht area and this outbreak could pose a threat to its operations there.
But Astral adds that the lessons learnt from the first outbreak will be used to stop the spread of the bird flu virus.
Calls for government to intervene after another bird flu outbreak
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Posted on: 10:19 Thu, 03 August 2017
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