The bird flu virus (or avian influenza) has been detected in recent days in Vic-de-Chassenay, a municipality in the canton of Semur-en-Auxois, we learned in a prefectural decree dated February 21. The contaminated outbreak was a small family farm of 24 laying hens whose eggs were intended for personal consumption.
The 24 laying hens were slaughtered
As soon as the amateur breeder from Vic-de-Chassenay received the results of the analyses, he decided not to take any risks. “We followed the protocol of the veterinary services. A third of the hens were already dead. Those that remained were shot. We then applied lime and cleaned the henhouse with disinfectants,” said the 81-year-old former farmer, who wished to remain anonymous.
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