The CEO of Kieku oy says that the salmonella case means the whole operation of the chicken has to be reset. The chicken is carefully pruned, and the new chicks must grow into adults before production can resume.
According to Kieku’s CEO, he is not aware of any salmonella infections related to eggs. The picture is not relevant. Karoliina Vuorenmäki
Salmonella bacteria was detected in the laying hen of one of the producers of Kieku. Vihellian bacteria was detected in a self-monitoring sample of the egg company Kieku’s producer.
CEO of Kieku Juha Lehto previously told IS that about 18,000 chickens had to be killed because of a salmonella case. Lehto confirms the reading to Iltalehti.
Lehto tells Iltalehti that Salmonella is a “curse word” for chicken farmers, which means to reset the entire operation and return it to its original state. According to Lehto, it is not possible to avoid chicken damage in such a case.
– If salmonella is found in a chicken and it is somewhere in the chicken, we don’t know which chicken has it and which doesn’t. Yes, unfortunately it means that we have to kill all the chickens in accordance with the regulations issued by the Food Agency.
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The new chicks are transferred to the hens 15 weeks after they hatch. The picture is not relevant. Tiina Somerpuro
The only way to avoid the destruction of chickens is to prevent and protect the chicken as best as possible from salmonella.
Where do you get new chickens to replace these?
– [Tuotannon palauttamisessa] it takes its own time when we start raising new chicks in the henhouse through the hatchery. Yes, there will be a longer break. The chickens are transferred to the coop about 15 weeks after hatching. And of course, washing and disinfecting the chicken also takes its own time, Lehto answers.
“The same Kova”
According to Lehto, the salmonella case is such a big deal for the farm that the cases are always investigated very carefully, and the necessary cleaning work is done extremely carefully.
– Salmonella is such a hard blow to the producer that they want to get rid of it from the agenda as soon as possible. For example, in this case, the chickens were killed on Friday, and already this week the cleaning and power washing of the chickens will begin. In addition, yesterday, Monday, 25 samples were taken from all sides of the canal and the yard environment.
– It will be investigated very carefully to see if salmonella was present somewhere else. The samples will go to Seinäjoki’s laboratory for testing tomorrow, and we will get the answers next week. Then we will know more precisely where it has been and where it has come from, says Lehto.
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According to Lehto, it is not possible to avoid chicken damage if salmonella has been detected in the chicken. The picture is not relevant. Pekka Fali
According to him, the salmonella case of the Kieku producer came from the environment, and it may not have even been in the chickens themselves. Lehto says that the samples taken from the walls and equipment of the chicken house in question have been negative from the beginning.
According to Lehto, the chicken farm in question has also taken a new self-monitoring sample in the same way as the positive sample was taken. The new sample has been negative.
– It could be that something has been found in one corner [esimerkiksi maa-ainesta]which has had salmonella. Someone has stepped right into it, and salmonella was found in a sample of the slipper. These are reacted to immediately and that reaction is very strong right away.
Among Kieku producers, there have only been two cases of salmonella before, in 2009 and 2021.
– In 2009, Salmonella originated from feed and was present on several farms in Finland at the time. These are very, very rare cases.
Lehto says that he has not been aware of a single salmonella infection related to chicken eggs.
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