Chilliwack outbreak yesterday in a backyard flock, 2 kms from my house. Please do not get lax in your Bio security. Remember in 2004 this is the time when the major outbreak took place.
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Bob G wrote:Kcampbell, Here in the fraser valley everyday I could count hundreds of geese flying over our house. At this time I have 6 wild wood ducks and 8 mallards in the front creek on our farm . Migrating birds from the south have not arrived yet . I now think the flu is something fraser valley residents should prepare for yearly!! What I think should happen in BC is the boundaries or zones CFIA sets should change .The chances of people in the interior of the BC getting infected are far less than down here. Just my 2 cents worth.
Bob G wrote:debbiej , First off I think the factory farms are the main reason for the spread of the flu. They do not cause it .The wild waterfowl are the host of the virus , it can get into the barns many ways, despite bio security that are in place. The island and Interior are free of the flu again, that is why I think only the fraser valley should be in lockdown, nothing in nothing out .
Bob G wrote:debbiej , First off I think the factory farms are the main reason for the spread of the flu. They do not cause it .
Have you seen and dead migratory birds around your area this year? That would be a bad signs....debbiej wrote:I live mid Island, between Qualicum Beach and Qualicum Bay. Every year in January the beautiful Snow Geese arrive, they aren't too far from my place at the potato farm/ Cranberry bogs. There is also a huge flock at the Comox Valley veg farm. They stay here for over a month. The the spectacular Trumpeter Swans arrive, much the same senario. We have no cases of Bird Flu on the Island, didn't last time either. We also don't have huge congregations of intense poultry barns. We have lots of small backyard and hobby flocks. Just a thought.
Where have I read this before????Omega Blue Farms wrote:
However, when low pathology avian influenza finds it's way into flocks that are genetically uniform and high density, they are entering an environment where they can thrive and easily mutate. In this environment, high pathogy mutations can thrive and create the outbreak. Therefore, the AI outbreak was created in the factory farms.
Bob G wrote:Interesting Wayne, my question back to you would be this .The backyard flock culled near me was a mixed flock of layers .The family has raised their own birds for years , survived 04 yet this year ,they get wiped out. I have to wonder what the difference is in this case? Your views on this would be appreciated. Thanks Bob
Omega Blue Farms wrote:Bob G wrote:debbiej , First off I think the factory farms are the main reason for the spread of the flu. They do not cause it .
The wild birds can carry low pathology avian flu. Because it doesn't have a high mortality rate, it can persist in flocks of lower density. However, when low pathology avian influenza finds it's way into flocks that are genetically uniform and high density, they are entering an environment where they can thrive and easily mutate. In this environment, high pathogy mutations can thrive and create the outbreak. Therefore, the AI outbreak was created in the factory farms.
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