	{"id":70357,"date":"2020-08-06T18:34:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T08:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=70357"},"modified":"2020-08-13T08:35:46","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T22:35:46","slug":"bird-flu-lethbridge-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/bird-flu-lethbridge-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Lethbridge egg farm positive for bird flu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ANOTHER egg farm west of Lethbridge has returned positive tests for <a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.vic.gov.au\/biosecurity\/animal-diseases\/poultry-diseases\/avian-influenza-bird-flu\">H7N7 avian influenza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Agriculture Victoria made the announcement via media release this evening and said the second site was within the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/bird-flu-lethbridge\/\">original restricted area<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the State\u2019s chief veterinary officer Dr Graeme Cooke said a direction will be given that all free-range commercial producers within the control zone, which takes in all of Golden Plains Shire, house their birds indoors until further notice.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70389\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70389\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70389 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/08\/AI2020_CA_RA_Combined_20200806_A5L-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/08\/AI2020_CA_RA_Combined_20200806_A5L-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/08\/AI2020_CA_RA_Combined_20200806_A5L-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/08\/AI2020_CA_RA_Combined_20200806_A5L-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/08\/AI2020_CA_RA_Combined_20200806_A5L-1536x1061.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/08\/AI2020_CA_RA_Combined_20200806_A5L.jpg 1784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The restricted zone has been extended, while the control zone still takes in the whole of Golden Plains Shire. Images: AGRICULTURE VICTORIA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe will be introducing an obligation to house all free-range poultry indoors,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis applies to commercial operators within the control area. Backyard flock owners must take all practical measures to reduce contact between wild birds and their domestic poultry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this stage of the response we consider it prudent to keep the housing order in place for a minimum of thirty days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of further positive tests for bird flu come after Agriculture Victoria completed euthanising birds at the site of the original outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have completed destruction operations on the first farm and implemented surveillance and movement controls across the region,\u201d Dr Cooke said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was these measures that allowed the early detection of the virus on this farm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgricultura Victoria thanks both property owners, vets and others who have been cooperative with this operation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the most recent cases, Agriculture Victoria has expanded the restricted area to now include the town of Lethbridge.<\/p>\n<p>The control zone is unchanged and still included all of Golden Plains.<\/p>\n<p>Both the restricted and control areas mean poultry or poultry products cannot be shipped out of the Shire without a permit, equipment needed to be cleaned before movement and extra bio-security measures were put in place on poultry farms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese controls prohibit the movement of poultry, birds, related equipment and products within and out of, the designated Control Area of Golden Plains Shire unless a permit has been granted by Agriculture Victoria until further notice. We thank everyone for their ongoing cooperation with this,\u201d Dr Cooke said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70361\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70361 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/08\/AI2020_RA_Mapl_20200731_0930_A5-1-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The original restricted area was centred west of Lethbridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis means all poultry and equipment, including hens, chickens, eggs and manure cannot be sold, including online, or given away at farm-gate, on property or taken to any markets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis applies equally to commercial and backyard producers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bird flu affects chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, quail, pheasants and ostriches while many species of wild birds, including waterfowl and seabirds, can also carry the virus without symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Cooke asked people to be on the lookout for sick birds and report them if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you have sick or dead poultry or bids or notice a decline in egg production it is important to immediately notify the Emergency Animal Disease Watch Hotline on 1800 675 888 or your vet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat number can also be used to report dead or sick wild birds or waterfowl as part of the National Avian Influenza Wild Bird Surveillance program conducted through Wildlife Health Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Agriculture Victoria statement said H7N7 is not a risk to food safety or the public and rarely affects humans unless there\u2019s direct and close contact with sick birds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANOTHER egg farm west of Lethbridge has returned positive tests for H7N7 avian influenza. 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