500 bird flu positive ducks

While many households took poultry away for vaccination, the veterinary industry lacked vaccines; Chicken and duck meat without veterinary signs are still available at many markets.

Risk of outbreaks

Vaccinate bird flu vaccine in Da Phuoc commune, An Phu district, An Giang

In Ninh Quoi A commune of Hong Dan district (Bac Lieu), the veterinary service has found that Mr. TVB's 500-duck flock died of disease with positive results for type A bird flu. By 18-10 am Hong Dan district veterinary came to destroy this duckling died a lot, only left over 100 . But, wherever we go, we also see chickens raising chickens ' carefree '.

From Chau Thanh to Tri Ton (An Giang), here we still meet many ducks 'settling down' on the mounds, on the banks of the canal, where there is no smoking between the four flood waters. Vaccination schedule in each village was widely informed from previous days to help farmers know in advance to gather poultry but also . help many households know in advance to let ducks . run away! Farmers who are afraid of vaccination will reduce egg production and reduce income, thus avoiding poultry vaccination.

According to traders, the purchasing power of poultry meat and eggs in markets in Ho Chi Minh City is declining sharply.

The amount of chickens sold at the semi-industrial slaughterhouse at Pham Van Hai market (Tan Binh district) is currently only 40-50 heads / day, decreasing from 200-400 heads / day. Purchasing power declined sharply but chicken prices remained high due to rare goods: VND 50,000-55,000 / kg of garden chickens.

At Phu Huu poultry egg market (District 5) the purchasing power also decreased by 50%. The price of poultry eggs fell to its lowest level in a year: 700-900 chicken eggs / fruit, duck eggs 900-1,000 VND / fruit, dropped 100-150 VND / fruit compared to the previous week.

At Co-op Mart, Maximark supermarkets, consumption as well as meat and egg prices are still stable due to the belief that buying meat and eggs from poultry at supermarkets is safer in the market.

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Mr. Lam Tri Thong - deputy head of the Veterinary Department in Bac Lieu province - said that there are now over 400,000 poultry in six districts in the province vaccinated, accounting for over 40%. According to Mr. Thong, there is a shortage of 200,000 doses of vaccines for ducks, so only for chicken flocks over the past three days. Soc Trang, Bac Lieu and Dong Thap are all in the situation of being vaccinated against avian influenza, stopping because they have to wait for vaccines.

Mr. Vo Be Hien, the head of Dong Thap Veterinary Department, said: 'We need more vaccines and ask the localities to implement a more coherent and coherent plan if there is no risk of outbreaks at home. High concentration holding like flood zone will happen '.

'Splitting the law' to sell meat

A worrying fact is that the situation of transporting and trading small poultry in markets is still booming. Present at Phu Loc market (Thanh Tri district, Soc Trang) at noon on October 18, we recorded more than five people selling more than 60 prepared ducks. Among these are some of the females on the thighs and neck that have become cyanotic. About 6km away, in Chau Hung commune market (Thanh Tri district) ready-made chicken duck is still traded normally, not controlled by the industry. In the other markets in the province, it is not the same, even in the central market of Soc Trang town, the chickens and ducks are rushing back and forth regardless of day and night.

As a rule, poultry after vaccination within 28 days are not allowed to transport, trade, slaughter . But visit markets in Phu Tan and Tinh Bien districts (An Giang), many households sell ducks and ducks. It is true that the number of birds that have never been vaccinated should . nothing at all, and if you have vaccinated with meat . it is fine!

According to a leader of the veterinary industry in the Mekong Delta, the number of poultry presenting a few dozen people per market at markets, especially in rural areas, is difficult to control because there are regulations when transporting out of the district. less than 100 chickens, ducks, geese, commercial goose and less than 50 chickens, ducks, geese, geese for slaughtering are not subject to quarantine. Many people have 'circumvented the law' by dividing the flock of chickens and ducks to transport them many times so it is impossible to check whether or not infected birds are brought to markets or slaughterhouses.

TRAN DUC - DUC VINH - NGOC DIEN

260 million doses of bird flu vaccine will be imported

In the morning, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has launched the 'Campaign of disinfection and disinfection of bird flu prevention' nationwide, lasting for two months from now until the end. December 15, 2005.

Regarding the progress of vaccination for vaccination, Mr. Dau Ngoc Hao, deputy director of the Department of Animal Health, said that up to now, 37 provinces and cities have implemented vaccination for over 56 million turns of poultry, waterfowl and birds. quail, dove. Compared to the total number of poultry flocks of about 150 million vaccinated animals, the number of vaccinated poultry is still slow and low. Explaining this, Mr. Hao said that due to having to import drugs from China, 'it is impossible to be proactive'.

Hao also said that he has imported 120 million doses of vaccine, which still has about 27 million doses of vaccine available. The Department of Animal Health is continuing to negotiate with partners to import 260 million doses of vaccines from China (expected to arrive on October 20).

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