That brings the total to 191 flocks since the
first on Dec. 19 and the bird count to
43,292,373.
It’s no longer likely to be migrating
ducks and geese that are dropping infected feces that are causing the recent
outbreaks because migration season is over and the heat of recent weeks is high
enough to kill most of the virus.
That leaves sloppy biosecurity as the
most likely reason the virus continues to spread.
In Ontario, where there have been three
outbreaks in Oxford County, also attributed to migrating waterfowl, there have
been no new outbreaks for a month.
The tight biosecurity and excellent industry communications in Ontario is a welcome byproduct of supply management in the poultry industry.
