Following the confirmations of the Extremely Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Chook Flu) outbreaks in 4 states (Lagos, Delta, Osun and Bayelsa) by the Nationwide Veterinary Analysis Institute (NVRI) in October, the Federal Authorities has requested the farmers to take plenty of measures to curtail the unfold to their farms.
In a letter final week to all of the Administrators of Veterinary Companies, of the 36 states and the FCT in addition to the chairman Poultry Affiliation of Nigeria, the Director, Division of Veterinary and Pest Management Companies of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture And Rural Improvement, Dr Maimuna Abdullahi Habib, highlighted the problems accountable for the resurgence and suggested farmers and stakeholders on what to do.
Dr Maimuna stated the resurgence of the HPAI in Jan 2021 in 29 states, broke a comparatively lengthy interval of silence of the virus scourge within the nation since2019, including that current check “suggests a recent outbreak and unfold of the illness and due to this fact requires warning and renewed efforts to manage the unfold.”
She stated as a part of the efforts of the federal government to manage and take proactive measures towards the unfold of the illness, a threat evaluation was performed and the end result reveals poor biosecurity practices in poultry farms together with the citing of poultry farms particularly clustering of farms and vaccination towards HPAI with invalidated vaccines.
Others embrace uncontrolled actions within the reside birds’ market and mixing of all of the species of birds inside the similar place out there; delay within the launch of laboratory outcomes (Flip-around time of Lab outcomes) and Lack of management of motion of entrepreneurs (egg, manure, spent hens and so on.) between completely different states from Northern to Southern Nigeria.
The director due to this fact known as on farmers and related stakeholders to keep away from all of the practices outlined above that contribute to the unfold of the outbreak.
