We have sent a request off to DAFF, the Federal Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, asking about the outcome of the recent avian flu problems in NSW.
Egg farmers are keen to understand how the outbreak of Avian
Influenza originated at Young. Has evidence been found on how it
started? Were ducks involved and did the farm have a dam which could
be accessed by the chickens? How was it spread throughout the
original farm as we understand this was heralded as 'a state of the
art' facility. Even more worrying is the question about how did it
spread to a second farm - or was that a totally unrelated
incident?
All eggs farmers want to ensure that our biosecurity systems are
as effective as possible so it is necessary to know what went wrong in these two incidents.
We understand that
all egg producers may be required to pay a levy as an Emergency
Animal Disease Response to refund government costs. When is this levy
likely to be imposed?
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