The scenario drawn up by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality includes a scenario involving culling if bird flu makes pigs sick. That is possible in theory. Only if it cannot be ruled out that several pigs have become infected with bird flu, should the entire pig population on an infected farm be … Read more
NOS NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 16:02 Sarah Bürmann editor Domestic Sarah Bürmann editor Domestic The number of mega stables in the Netherlands continues to increase. This is evident from new figures that NOS requested from the Central Bureau of Statistics. The trend goes against the plans of the outgoing cabinet for more ‘nature-inclusive’ agriculture. “This type of … Read more
ANPCalves with their mother in Halle, Gelderland NOS News•today, 10:50•Edited today, 11:48 In less than two weeks, more than 200 farmers have registered for a buy-out scheme. This is confirmed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality after reporting in NRC. At the beginning of July, the government set up two buyout schemes. … Read more
POV is in talks with the ministries of LNV and VWS about the advice and the practical elaboration of bird flu (HPAI) and influenza viruses. An important nuance is that it mainly concerns bird flu and not influenza in pigs. One of the recommendations is that keeping both poultry and pigs at one business location … Read more