Recommendation supplied to hen house owners after improve in hen flu throughout Lincolnshire

Certain hen house owners are being requested to comply with new pointers following an increase in hen flu throughout the county.

An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) and new measures relating to the housing of birds have now been launched to assist scale back the unfold and influence of the illness.

The measures don’t apply to pastime keepers, solely to keepers who’ve greater than 50 birds, and those who promote or give away eggs or poultry merchandise because of the elevated biosecurity danger that comes with buying and selling these merchandise reminiscent of car actions.  These keepers should maintain their birds housed to guard them from hen flu.

In addition to this measure, the AIPZ stays in place, asking individuals to report on adjustments in egg manufacturing, necessary report protecting, disinfecting footwear, and cleaning & disinfecting housing and concrete walkways on a steady foundation.

All hen keepers in England whether or not they have pet birds, business flocks or only a few birds should:

• maintain feed and bedding inside
• cleanse and disinfect clothes, footwear, tools and autos earlier than and after contact with poultry and captive birds– if sensible, use disposable protecting clothes
• scale back the motion of individuals, autos or tools to and from areas the place poultry and captive birds are stored, to minimise contamination from manure, slurry and different merchandise
• perform efficient vermin management in any areas the place poultry and captive birds are stored
• completely cleanse and disinfect housing and concrete walkways on a steady foundation
• maintain contemporary disinfectant on the proper focus in any respect farm and poultry housing entry and exit factors
• make your premises unattractive to wild birds (e.g. use hen scarers, foils or streamers)

For the most recent updated info, go to Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England – GOV.UK