"The avian does not create any danger for humans. Those who, like Councilor Verni, say the opposite foments unjustified alarmism and creates further damage to Italian poultry industry. An excellence that satisfies the entire national needs and exports high quality and food safety products abroad. In Lombardy the sector counts 1.200 farms and 25 million animals raised". This was stated by the Lombard regional councilor for Agriculture, Food and Green Systems, Fabio Rolfi, regarding the avian situation in Lombardy. “In Lombardy - added the commissioner - 56 out of 41 registered avian outbreaks are already extinct.
To criticize the Region for the diffusion of a disease that occurs in nature and which returns cyclically means not knowing the matter or worse still exploiting it. Then proposing to fight it by limiting hunting, as Councilor Verni does, is synonymous with an ideological vision that does not match the needs of Lombard companies". “Among other things - continued Rolfi - I remember that we have already blocked the movement of live calls as requested by the ministry. I believe that the time has also come for Italy to introduce the Vaccine against avian.
France is already doing it in a structured way and we too must intervene for one widespread prophylaxis against this disease". “The poultry sector - underlined the commissioner - is Italian excellence in the world. It must be protected with refreshments and investments, not attacked. Concrete solutions are needed to stem wildlife, vector of the disease, and aid to businesses. The Region - concluded the commissioner Rolfi - in recent years has given 2 million euros to 76 poultry farms for investments in biosecurity, while those who criticize have limited themselves to talking nonsense about things they do not know ”.