MONTREAL — Poultry farmers in Quebec are grappling with a series of outbreaks of deadly avian flu, as the number of birds that have died or been euthanized due…
On April 26, the Quebec government implemented new rules that banned exhibitions, fairs or sales where birds from different locations come together.
Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt, a professor at the Universite de Montreal veterinary school, said the current outbreaks are concentrated in a cluster of farms in the Monteregie region, east of Montreal. He said the proximity of farms — some as close as 200 metres from each other — can create problems if employees, equipment or facilities are shared.
Vaillancourt said that, with the exception of Quebec, cases in the rest of Canada and the United States are far lower than last year. But the outbreak is still raising many concerns, including the environmental challenges of disposing of carcasses and the social acceptability of killing tens of thousands of birds at a time.
“It may even delay the slaughter of some flocks, and it has some direct welfare implications there,” he said.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.“All our savings are ,” he said, adding that the price of producing organically is higher. “It’s a lot of time too, so rather than lose a farm like ours we prefer to take upstream measures to make sure the virus doesn’t get in.
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