Despite extensive research, it remains unclear how the coronavirus was able to spread across various mink farms in Brabant. No clear distribution route or clearly identifiable source has been found. This is stated in a letter that was sent to the House of Representatives on Friday by ministers De Jonge (Public Health) and Schouten (Agriculture). … Read more
Corona infections have been detected at mink farms in Wilbertoord and Overloon. In Wilbertoord it concerns a company with approximately 1250 mother animals. The infection was brought to light there by reporting symptoms of disease in the mink. The animals have since been culled. In Overloon the company had about 7500 mother animals. There, the … Read more
The Intelligence and Investigation Service (IOD) will be conducting additional investigations in the near future into possible deliberate contamination with the corona virus in mink farms. The Ministry of Agriculture has announced this. The department reports that there are no concrete indications for the possible set-up. The IOD falls under the Dutch Food and Consumer … Read more
At the earliest in August, the Cabinet will decide on a stop scheme for mink farming. Minister of Agriculture, Carola Schouten, reports this to the House of Representatives. Initially, the intention was to come up with such a plan this week. Parliament wants to quickly end the mink sector, because a total of seventeen companies … Read more
All mink companies infected with the coronavirus in our province have been culled. This is announced by a spokesperson for the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority on Friday morning. In total, more than 570,000 animals were culled in Brabant and Limburg. More than 480,000 were puppies. This concerns a total of eleven companies … Read more
All mink companies infected with the coronavirus in our province have been culled. This is announced by a spokesperson for the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority on Friday morning. This concerns a total of eleven companies in East Brabant. The first company was cleared on Saturday in Deurne. For the time being, it … Read more
Research has revealed infections at three other mink farms in Brabant with the new corona virus. In total, the virus has now been diagnosed at thirteen companies in the Netherlands, ministers Hugo de Jonge (Public Health) and Carola Schouten (Agriculture) report to the House of Representatives on Tuesday evening. Two of the companies where new … Read more
The mink farm of Huub Kuijpers in Deurne where the coronavirus has been diagnosed will be culled. A voluntary stopper scheme will be introduced for mink farms that have been culled. This means that the company of Huub can come to an end after forty years. “This is just awful.” From Friday, infected companies will … Read more
From Friday, infected mink farms will be culled. This was announced by Agriculture Minister Carola Schouten on Wednesday evening. She speaks of a “difficult decision” for the affected farmers. But according to her, the sector understands that we are going to take this measure. It concerns six companies with eight locations in Gemert-Bakel, Laarbeek, Deurne … Read more
On another three mink farms, minks are infected with the corona virus. A fourth company is under further investigation, because it seems that the virus has also struck there. The cabinet announced this on Monday. The new cases came to light during mandatory screening. That screening was recently imposed by the minister when the virus … Read more