The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has lifted its
quarantine established to prevent the spread of avian influenza from a
duck-farming barn near St. Catharines.
The duck barn remains under quarantine and continues
to undergo thorough cleaning and disinfection.
It will be eligible for resumption of business after
it passes a 21-day period after the CFIA declares it satisfactorily cleaned and
disinfected.
During the quarantine, about 30 poultry operations,
including backyard flock owners, required a CFIA permit to move anything in or
out of their properties.
