Re: Hobby farmers pose bird flu risk ?

Andrew Hickley wrote:
>> I loved the idea of them suggesting that all chook keepers take
>> their birds to their vets for any illnesses or even better calling
>> the vet out !! . Its a perennial problem that most vets know little
>> and do less about birds in most countries, this one not excepted.
>
> Bizarre but true. Keeping old fashioned utility hens very extensively
> looking after them properly has avoided most problems, but we had some
> goose problems once. Our usual vet, though perfectly competent in
> other areas, readily admitted that poultry was not an area he knew
> much about - sadly, I don't recall him making much of an effort to
> become better informed (we've since moved house and moved vets).

If you saw the notes they get given through vet school you would not be
surprised.
It is a shame -- they are loosing out on a GREAT deal of money and trade
with the explosion of poultry keeping in this country.

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Jill Bowis

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