"Russia loses half of farm poultry because of BF "

Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic

Russia loses half of farm poultry because of bird flu � official

14.04.2006, 20.07

TAMBOV, April 14 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia has lost nearly half of farm poultry because of bird flu, Chief Public Health Official and head of the Federal Consumer Rights and Human Well Being Service Gennady Onishchenko said at a Friday meeting of the Central Federal District Council.

�Bird flu has affected nine constituents of the Russian Federation,� Onishchenko said. �Wild birds will fly to Siberia in late April, and a pan-epidemic may spread onto the Urals. The bird flu forecast for the Central Federal District is favorable.�

�We do not expect the infection (in the Central Federation Region) that does not have much places for nesting,� Onishchenko said. �Yet the spring hunting season has been banned, and specialists would try to prevent the nesting.�

Some 150 million doses of bird flu vaccine for the inoculation of domestic birds are being bought from Vladimir and Stavropol factories. The majority of poultry farms of the Central Federal District are not ready for keeping their birds indoors. �This unpreparedness may fully deprive Russia of poultry farms,� Onishchenko said.

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=6389645&PageNum=0

Edited by Rick - April 14 2006 at 11:04am

Author	Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic
Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: "Russia loses half of farm poultry because of BF " Posted: April 14 2006 at 10:34am
	Russia loses half of farm poultry because of bird flu � official 14.04.2006, 20.07 TAMBOV, April 14 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia has lost nearly half of farm poultry because of bird flu, Chief Public Health Official and head of the Federal Consumer Rights and Human Well Being Service Gennady Onishchenko said at a Friday meeting of the Central Federal District Council. �Bird flu has affected nine constituents of the Russian Federation,� Onishchenko said. �Wild birds will fly to Siberia in late April, and a pan-epidemic may spread onto the Urals. The bird flu forecast for the Central Federal District is favorable.� �We do not expect the infection (in the Central Federation Region) that does not have much places for nesting,� Onishchenko said. �Yet the spring hunting season has been banned, and specialists would try to prevent the nesting.� Some 150 million doses of bird flu vaccine for the inoculation of domestic birds are being bought from Vladimir and Stavropol factories. The majority of poultry farms of the Central Federal District are not ready for keeping their birds indoors. �This unpreparedness may fully deprive Russia of poultry farms,� Onishchenko said. http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=6389645&PageNum=0 Edited by Rick - April 14 2006 at 11:04am