A few weeks before the end-of-year celebrations, the state induces a drop in poultry production on Fridays, particularly by leaving the slaughterhouse early, to prevent bird flu from getting out of hand. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the area concerned has many farms located between the Vendée and Deux-Sèvres and slightly overflowing into the Maine-et-Loire.
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Turkeys and ducks from Monday.the most sensitive type [au virus] currently” – will be sent to the slaughterhouse in advance without being replaced in the farms. As for breeders and layers, they will be able to reach the end of their production cycle, but will have to wait three weeks before returning the animals to their buildings.
These funds, determined by “acceleration» contaminations, will be reassessed within three weeks. The ministry could not quantify the number of farms and animals affected on Friday. He speaks “condensation“. The purpose: forcefully reduce the number of poultry available on farms rather than risk them being contaminated, euthanized and thus lost for human consumption. Meanwhile, healthy animals are euthanized in a confined area around infected farms. “The state will be therecompensate the shortage of breeders, the ministry assures.
Authorities want to avoid overcapacity at the peak of the latest crisis (end of November 2021 – mid-May 2022). On an unprecedented scale, this led to the euthanasia of more than 20 million poultry and over one billion euros in state compensation. According to the latest estimate, 91 farms, including 37 in the Vendée and Dos-Sèvres, have been infected since the early resurgence of the epizootic this summer. And nearly 1.3 million birds were euthanized.
“Difficult Decision”
The Confédération paysanne trade union, which opposes intensive agriculture, called on the state on Thursday to “to regain control of the management of this crisis and ultimately to prioritize the common good over economic interests“. “We are starting to be overloaded with houses (…) There is such a density. It’s unimaginableSylvie Colas, from the paysanne du Gers confederation, who attends meetings with the ministry, told AFP. According to him, it is time for the state to decide to reduce the density of poultry.It is a difficult decision to make (…) nobody wants to question the extreme industrial model.»
“It is true that it will be very annoying (…) we are already seeing the first cases of farmers in trouble because the compensation never covers everything. But that’s the lesser evilPascal Sachot, spokesman for the Vendée confederation, told AFP. He himself especially raises chickens on the Dos-Sevres border. He was in favorwhite, non-production zone in the Vendée and adjacent departments, even for chicken“. He fears operators are tempted to fill their buildings with chickens abandoned by turkeys and ducks.
“There should not be such a disaster in the spring, because I do not know how the state will be able to manage the carcasses of animals.Pascal Sachot continues. The ministry said Friday it is working to add “response capabilities» seal teams. At the same time, he launched anational shipyard“Thinking about ways to produce poultry with professionals”more durable“. The question will arise, in particular, about the sustainable reduction of the simultaneous presence of poultry in certain areas.
Source: Le Figaro
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