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Labé: 5,300 chickens slaughtered, on a single farm, by the prefectural livestock services.
Published By: Alpha Oumar Diallo Last Updated Tuesday, January 30, 2024 At 9:09 A.M.
It all started on Wednesday January 17, when the manager of a farm, located in Kamawel in the sub-prefecture of Garambé, after observing paralysis in some of his chickens, contacted two veterinary doctors who, after the autopsy, each made a diagnosis. One noted bronchitis and the other spoke of Newcastle (ND) or paramyxovisis, which is a very contagious viral disease.
Informed of the situation, the following days, the prefectural livestock management went to the scene for investigations. She took samples for analyzes in Conakry. According to our source, the results revealed avian flu of degree H5.
Following the investigations, the farm managers were summoned to the premises of the prefectural management, where they were informed that it was the avian flu virus which had attacked their farm. They have been told that the solution for them is to systematically cull all the 5,300 chickens on their farm.
Back on the farm with these authorities, analyzes were carried out on site. In a sample of five hens taken from the first compartment, only one was positive and in the second, none showed signs of the virus, according to the same source.
In the process, some breeders from the town of Labé joined in the dance by requesting the systematic slaughter of these contaminated hens, to, according to them, save other farms and even defend the national interest. Some of them have even promised aid and compensation for the losses that will be recorded.
Nearly a week of procedures and negotiations by the owners of the farm followed, without result, when to their great astonishment, on the day of Saturday January 20, the breeding management finally proceeded to the slaughter of all the 5,300 chickens on the farm. They were buried the same day within the site. All this, in complete discretion. Which left the owners very perplexed.
Doctor Khalifa, a retired veterinarian from the livestock department, is one of the few people to be informed of the situation. He confirms that it is H5 avian flu: “It is indeed HN5 avian flu, it is a very serious disease which affects chickens and even human beings if they consume the meat of infected chickens. When management was contacted, technicians were deployed to the scene to take samples. They subsequently returned to the regional laboratory in Labé here, for the analysis and it was confirmed that it was indeed avian flu. To further the analysis, samples were sent to Conakry where the central laboratory is located. This is where the disease was confirmed. This is why the prefectural livestock management decided to proceed with the slaughter. This is the solution so that other farms do not suffer the same thing,” indicated the retired technician, who added that an important mission from the Minister of Livestock arrived in the city of Karamoko Alpha, to take steps to contain the disease.
The prefectural director of agriculture and livestock that our editorial staff contacted informed us that he is refraining, for the moment, from any communication on the subject.
https://guineenews.org/160236-2labe...me-par-les-services-prefectoraux-de-lelevage/
Labé: 5,300 chickens slaughtered, on a single farm, by the prefectural livestock services.
Published By: Alpha Oumar Diallo Last Updated Tuesday, January 30, 2024 At 9:09 A.M.
It all started on Wednesday January 17, when the manager of a farm, located in Kamawel in the sub-prefecture of Garambé, after observing paralysis in some of his chickens, contacted two veterinary doctors who, after the autopsy, each made a diagnosis. One noted bronchitis and the other spoke of Newcastle (ND) or paramyxovisis, which is a very contagious viral disease.
Informed of the situation, the following days, the prefectural livestock management went to the scene for investigations. She took samples for analyzes in Conakry. According to our source, the results revealed avian flu of degree H5.
Following the investigations, the farm managers were summoned to the premises of the prefectural management, where they were informed that it was the avian flu virus which had attacked their farm. They have been told that the solution for them is to systematically cull all the 5,300 chickens on their farm.
Back on the farm with these authorities, analyzes were carried out on site. In a sample of five hens taken from the first compartment, only one was positive and in the second, none showed signs of the virus, according to the same source.
In the process, some breeders from the town of Labé joined in the dance by requesting the systematic slaughter of these contaminated hens, to, according to them, save other farms and even defend the national interest. Some of them have even promised aid and compensation for the losses that will be recorded.
Nearly a week of procedures and negotiations by the owners of the farm followed, without result, when to their great astonishment, on the day of Saturday January 20, the breeding management finally proceeded to the slaughter of all the 5,300 chickens on the farm. They were buried the same day within the site. All this, in complete discretion. Which left the owners very perplexed.
Doctor Khalifa, a retired veterinarian from the livestock department, is one of the few people to be informed of the situation. He confirms that it is H5 avian flu: “It is indeed HN5 avian flu, it is a very serious disease which affects chickens and even human beings if they consume the meat of infected chickens. When management was contacted, technicians were deployed to the scene to take samples. They subsequently returned to the regional laboratory in Labé here, for the analysis and it was confirmed that it was indeed avian flu. To further the analysis, samples were sent to Conakry where the central laboratory is located. This is where the disease was confirmed. This is why the prefectural livestock management decided to proceed with the slaughter. This is the solution so that other farms do not suffer the same thing,” indicated the retired technician, who added that an important mission from the Minister of Livestock arrived in the city of Karamoko Alpha, to take steps to contain the disease.
The prefectural director of agriculture and livestock that our editorial staff contacted informed us that he is refraining, for the moment, from any communication on the subject.
https://guineenews.org/160236-2labe...me-par-les-services-prefectoraux-de-lelevage/