Source: Xinhua

02-17-2009 13:59

Special Report:   Tech Max

HELSINKI, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- All poultry in Finland are required to be kept indoors from Feb. 15 to May 31 during birds' spring migration season, in order to prevent the spread of avian influenza from wild birds to poultry, the country's agriculture ministry said Sunday.

All poultry in Finland are required to be kept indoors from Feb. 15 to May 31 during birds' spring migration season.(File photo)

The decree applies in all parts of the country and to all farmed poultry, the ministry said, adding that possibility of the disease in Finland can not be ruled out.

According to the decree, poultry raisers must notify immediately to the municipal veterinarian or provincial veterinary officers of any exceptional mortality in poultry, or symptoms pointing to avian influenza. Findings of several dead birds, especially aquatic birds, must always be reported to the municipal veterinarian.

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