There are only a few days left before the start of the hunting season 2017-2018 andBergamo Regional Territorial Office has decided to explain to hunters and the realities present in the area some rules to follow for manage bird flu. The cases that have been registered during this summer between Lombardy and Veneto have created a lot of confusion and these good practices for contrasting while hunting are certainly useful.
First of all, it must be remembered that it is a new viral variant and the goal is to avoid it transmission of the virus from wild birds to domestic poultry. Hygiene is never enough, so it is necessary to change the clothes and footwear used during hunting before coming into contact with domestic poultry. Also, you have to wash thoroughly after hunting and use disposable gloves when eviscerating (sneezing) culled game.
Another tip is to properly eliminate the viscera and wash the clothes and tools used during hunting. The dogs used in hunting, then, must be kept outside the domestic breeding area, so they can never come into contact with poultry. The spread of the virus can cause serious damage to the entire poultry sector, limiting hunting in a stringent manner.