As veterinarian, I have a bone to pick on this one. NOT with you, but with the practices currently employed in these things. We learned(I graduated in 1996) all about depop/repop wherein a population of production animals, chickens, hogs, etc that are intensely farmed can be intentionally depopulated to prevent or control the spread of i…
As veterinarian, I have a bone to pick on this one. NOT with you, but with the practices currently employed in these things.
We learned(I graduated in 1996) all about depop/repop wherein a population of production animals, chickens, hogs, etc that are intensely farmed can be intentionally depopulated to prevent or control the spread of infectious disease.
Now into my career in decades, I have begun to question this advice.
HPAI is endemic in the migratory wild bird population...we can depopulate all the domestic foul that we want and it would still exist. For some reason, the wild birds are not becoming extinct...in fact, they are likely developing robust immunity.
I think when they say they lost 60 million birds, they should be specific about how many they KILLED and how many DIED from the flu. Yes, HPAI has a high mortality rate, but it's not 100%. Once a house is infected, wouldn't it be better long term, to allow the robust to survive and then use those for breeding stock?
I remember when foot and mouth hit the UK and they killed all those hooved stock and foot and mouth isn't even usually fatal.
The production farming gurus need to reevaluate their methods in my opinion. But, what do I know? I'm just a dog doctor.
Exactly what I was thinking. If the "powers that be" can't figure it out in the poultry business it's no wonder they are doing the same thing to humans via deadly, untested means.
Imagine that the powers that be are educated morons, given government jobs and some little authority over chickens, and get to play big man on campus. Nothing more.
As veterinarian, I have a bone to pick on this one. NOT with you, but with the practices currently employed in these things.
We learned(I graduated in 1996) all about depop/repop wherein a population of production animals, chickens, hogs, etc that are intensely farmed can be intentionally depopulated to prevent or control the spread of infectious disease.
Now into my career in decades, I have begun to question this advice.
HPAI is endemic in the migratory wild bird population...we can depopulate all the domestic foul that we want and it would still exist. For some reason, the wild birds are not becoming extinct...in fact, they are likely developing robust immunity.
I think when they say they lost 60 million birds, they should be specific about how many they KILLED and how many DIED from the flu. Yes, HPAI has a high mortality rate, but it's not 100%. Once a house is infected, wouldn't it be better long term, to allow the robust to survive and then use those for breeding stock?
I remember when foot and mouth hit the UK and they killed all those hooved stock and foot and mouth isn't even usually fatal.
The production farming gurus need to reevaluate their methods in my opinion. But, what do I know? I'm just a dog doctor.
Lois good one and great response , may I add ... and I’m just a baby doctor, the jab maims and kills babies .
Exactly what I was thinking. If the "powers that be" can't figure it out in the poultry business it's no wonder they are doing the same thing to humans via deadly, untested means.
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Imagine that the powers that be are educated morons, given government jobs and some little authority over chickens, and get to play big man on campus. Nothing more.
Just imagine it when this TRULY, largely moronic young generation grows up to govern everything.... 😮
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