Re: Hobby farmers pose bird flu risk ?

Malcolm wrote:
> In article <43df6fa2$0$6957$ed2619ec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jill
> <newsNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>> 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.
>>
> Perhaps, if AI gets here and poultry has to be culled, they will be
> seen to have been very wise....:-))


Unless it covers the whole country at the same time that is a misguided
suggestion
That scenario would also create a decimated wild bird population
Its not one I want to see or even kid about


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