The poultry industry is on high biosecurity alert
after a flock of 14,000 ducks in St. Catharines has been hit by the H5N2 strain
of avian influenza.
There are at least one broiler farm and 23 small flock
operations within the three-kilometre quarantine zone established by the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Those flock owners will need a CFIA permit to move things in
and out of that quarantine zone.
The poultry marketing boards have revived their action centre
to help deal with the situation.
The outbreak will probably curb, if not ban, Canadian
poultry exports to many countries.
