Veterinary authority imposes ban on outdoor poultry farming

The State Veterinary Administration has imposed a ban on outdoor poultry farming in Czechia as of Wednesday, December 14, due to the growing number of bird flu outbreaks. The decree orders poultry farmers to place their poultry indoors. If this is not possible, they must confine the animals outside and minimize their contact with wild birds. There are already six outbreaks of bird flu in the country. Emergency veterinary measures have been taken in all the affected regions and tens of thousands of birds have been culled. The spread of the disease has accelerated across Europe, with 54 outbreaks reported to date.