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While the French foie gras industry has been stuck for around ten years in repeated waves of avian flu, the first effects of the vaccination implemented last fall are being felt. According to the Cifog inter-professional association, the avian sectors (ducks, poultry, geese, guinea fowl, etc.) only reported 10 outbreaks at the end of March, recorded over the entire winter, compared to 402 at the same time a year earlier. As of March 18, the risk level linked to avian flu in France was even lowered from “high” to “moderate”.
If all the players remain very cautious on the subject, the vaccination campaign having only started recently, this is one of the first times that the cases appearing on French farms have actually been contained. “
This seems to show that the resistance and the barriers around homes have actually worked
,” said Jacques Trottier, CEO of Labeyrie Fine Foods (1 billion euros…
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