France ups avian influenza support ahead of vaccination campaign

The financing of 5 measures has been announced in France aimed to complete the compensation system from which breeders can benefit under the 2022-2023 epizootic crisis and to ensure the launch of a bird flu vaccination campaign for ducks.

France’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty has noted that while vaccination alone will not prevent a new epizootic, it does constitute an additional prevention tool, in addition to the measures already implemented (biosecurity, health surveillance, a reduction in stocking densities, etc.).

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