Concrete measures
A national vaccination plan to combat thebird flu, which currently has 24 outbreaks in Veneto between the provinces of Verona, Treviso, Venice and Rovigo. “We have asked the Ministry of Health to implement concrete and timely measures to protect farms and guarantee food safety,” underlines Cia-Agricoltori Italiani Veneto. The regional poultry sector remains strategic for our Region: there are 6.300 registered companies, with a turnover of 700 million euros per year and a meat production equal to 30% of the national total.
Biosecurity measures
“The agreed plan is essential to defend our livestock heritage and guarantee the sustainability of the poultry sector,” explains the president of Cia Veneto, Gianmichele Passarini. “It is a preventive intervention that supports and integrates the rigorous biosecurity measures in farms.”
Animal health
Specifically, the program will include a series of coordinated interventions between health authorities, industry operators and trade organizations, with the aim of containing avian influenza and ensuring rapid action in the event of further clusters. As for the vaccination plan, “it will involve close collaboration with the bodies responsible for animal health and veterinary policies, with particular attention to the training of breeders and the management of health risks by the National Reference Center. We have taken a decisive step towards the protection of livestock and the safeguarding of public health,” concludes Passarini (source: CIA Veneto).
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