Situation Update - Update No. 3 - Biological Hazard - Canada - - TopicsExpress



          

Situation Update - Update No. 3 - Biological Hazard - Canada - Seven countries have imposed trade restrictions on Canadian poultry as a fifth farm in British Columbias Fraser Valley was put under quarantine for avian influenza, officials said Saturday. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said that more than 140,000 turkeys and chickens from the affected farms will be euthanized. The agency said the fifth farm near Abbotsford was quarantined after higher than normal turkey deaths were reported by a farmer Friday. B.C. chief veterinary officer Dr. Jane Pritchard says 60,000 turkeys are in the fifth farm. Avian influenza was first detected a week ago on a ...
Posted on: Sun, 07 Dec 2014 05:47:34 +0000

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