AVIAN FLU CASES CONFIRMED AFTER POULTRY BAN LIFTED|家禽禁宰禁運解除 雲.花卻再傳疫情

On the first day that a national ban on slaughtering and transporting poultry was lifted, new cases of avian influenza were discovered in Yunlin and Hualien counties. Two free-range chicken farms and one goose breeding farm in Yunlin tested positive for the H5 strain, while two duck farms in Hualien tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N6 sub-strain. Over 10,000 ducks will be culled over the next two days. The Council of Agriculture emphasized that monitoring will continue over the coming holiday weekend, and that epidemic prevention efforts will continue. A line of white ducks were loaded onto conveyor belts for electric slaughter. This batch of 3,000 ducks are the first poultry to be slaughtered by the Taipei Livestock Products Marketing Corporation after the nationwide ban on slaughtering and transporting poultry was lifted. ==YU HSIU-YUEH General Manager, Taipei Livestock Products Marketing Corp.== Poultry must have health certificates, and the trucks and cages must be sterilized before they can (be slaughtered). Everything needs inspection records. The Taipei Livestock Products Marketing Corporation emphasized that health certificates and avian influenza infection testing reports must be presented for all poultry for slaughter until the end of May. However, a new outbreak was reported in Yunlin County just one day after the ban was lifted. Two free-range chicken farms and one breeder goose farm have been confirmed with H5 bird flu infections. Over 700 breeder geese will be culled as a preventative measure. ==CHENG AN-KUO Technical Specialist, Yunlin County Animal and Plant Disease Control Center== When epidemic prevention staff reached the scene, the geese had not experienced a clear die-off. However, the owner said that their laying had slowed and their appetites had deteriorated. Two duck farms in the town of Fenglin in Hualien County were also stricken by the highly pathogenic H5N6 avian flu virus. Over 10,000 ducks will be culled over the next two days to prevent the outbreak from spreading. The Council of Agriculture also emphasized that monitoring and epidemic prevention efforts will continue over the four-day holiday weekend. TRANSLATED BY：JOHN CHEN 全國家禽禁宰禁運令、從今天起解除管制，不過解禁第一天，雲林縣及花蓮縣都傳出新增禽流感疫情，雲林縣有兩個土雞場、及一個種鵝場，被驗出H5陽性反應；花蓮縣則是有兩個鴨場，被檢出H5N6亞型高病原禽流感，總共一萬多隻鴨，這兩天將進行撲殺；農委會強調，接下來228四天連假，會持續採樣監測，防疫工作不會間斷。 一隻隻白色鴨子，被工作人員吊掛上輸送帶，準備進行電宰，因為農委會宣布，全國家禽禁宰禁運政策，從24號週五凌晨零點起、解除禁運，中午12點解除禁宰，而台北畜產運銷公司首批電宰的禽肉、就是近三千隻的鴨子。 ==台北畜產運銷公司總經理 游秀月== 一定要有健康證明 還有禽車禽籠的消毒 也要乾淨才可以(屠宰)啊 都要有那個證明 當地的防疫檢疫的證明 台北畜產運銷公司強調，到五月底前、所有進場的家禽都必須要有健康證明書，還有禽流感陰性檢驗報告才能屠宰；不過就在禁宰令解禁第一天，雲林縣卻傳出新疫情，除了有2場紅羽土雞場，被驗出禽流感H5陽性反應，另外還有一個種鵝場也被驗出，總共700多隻種鵝，傍晚將進行預防性撲殺。 ==雲林縣動植物防疫所技正 鄭安國== 防疫人員到達現場的話 鵝隻來講的話 可能沒有明顯死亡的現象 但是據畜主表示 牠有產蛋率下降 以及食慾明顯下降的情形 此外農委會最新監測也發現，花蓮縣鳳林鎮2個鴨場，被檢出H5N6亞型高病原禽流感，總共一萬多隻鴨，這兩天將進行撲殺，避免疫情擴大；此外農委會也強調，接下來228四天連假，會持續採樣監測，防疫工作不會間斷。 記者 綜合報導