The Poultry Keeper

mojo · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:37 am Post subject:

dreadfull english farming really a............es.........oh isnt that what it stand for?/ the thing is our taxes pay for all of defra and these services( should be free if quality is a rule to judge by) which they are supposed to supply...........one wondesr whether its worth contacting them at all

stephen · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:54 am Post subject:

This morning it was on the news about people reporting dead geese near the farm, and were told by Defra "we'll try and pick them up within 5 to 7 days".

CP · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:44 am Post subject:

I hope they were joking! (but I think not. Twisted Evil

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Phil@Birchams · Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 11 Location: Beccles

We are in the surveillance zone, but our only source of information has been the news and DEFRA's website.

That was until this afternoon, when DEFRA hand delivered some information - the same info I had already gleaned from the website.

It might have been commendable, but instead it was regrettable. The guy must have been traveling from farm to farm to deliver it - the first breakdown in our bio-security measures Confused

Phil

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6736 Location: isle of lewis

just found this thought as it mentioned poultry plague you might be interested
Whereas it is appropriate to confer upon the Commission the task of taking the necessary applicatory measures,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

This Decision lays down the procedures governing the Community's financial contribution towards:

- specific veterinary measures,

- inspection measures in the veterinary field,

- programmes for the eradication and monitoring of animal diseases.

This Decision shall not affect the option enjoyed by certain Member States of being eligible for a financial contribution by the Community of more than 50 % under Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the Tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing instruments (15).

TITLE 1

SPECIFIC VETERINARY MEASURES

Article 2

Specific veterinary measures shall include:

- emergency measures;

- the campaign against foot-and-mouth disease,

- measures for the protection of animals,

- contribution to national schemes for the eradication of certain diseases,

- technical and scientific measures.

Chapter 1

Emergency measures

Article 3

1. The provisions of this Article shall apply in the event of the occurrence of one of the following diseases in the territory of a Member State:

- rinderpest cattle plague,

- sheep and goat plague,

- swine vesicular disease,

- blue tongue,

- Teschen disease,

- avian plague,

- sheep pox or goat pox,

- Rift Valley fever,

- lumpy skin disease,

- African horse sickness,

- vesicular stomatitis,

- Venezuelan equine viral encephalomyelitis.

2. The Member State concerned shall obtain a financial contribution from the Community for the eradication of the disease, on condition that the measures applied immediately comprise at least the isolation of the holding from the time of suspicion and, following official confirmation of the disease:

- the slaughter of animals of susceptible species which are affected or contaminated or suspected of being affected or contaminated, and their destruction, and, in the case of avian plague, destruction of the eggs,

- the destruction of contaminated feedingstuffs and contaminated equipment, where the latter cannot be disinfected in accordance with the third indent,

- the cleaning, disinsectization and disinfection of the holdings and of the equipment on the holdings,

- the establishment of protection zones,

- the imposition of suitable measures to prevent the risk of the spread of infection,

- the establishment of a waiting period to be observed after slaughter before re-stocking of the holding,

- swift and adequate compensation of the livestock farmers.

3. The Member State concerned shall, without delay, inform the Commision and the other Member States of the measures applied in accordance with Community legislation on notification and eradication and the results thereof. The situation shall be examined as soon as possible within the Standing Veterinary Committee, hereinafter referred to as the 'Committee', set up by Decision 68/361/EEC (16). The specific financial contribution by the Community shall be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in

Article 41, without prejudice to the measures provided for in the context of the common organization of markets concerned.

4. If, in view of the development of the situation in the Community, it proves necessary to continue the measures provided for in paragraph 2, a new decision concerning the financial contribution by the Community, which might exceed the figure of 50 % laid down in the first indent of paragraph 5, may be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 40. When this decision is adopted, any measures which the Member State concerned must take in order to ensure the success of the action may be laid down, and in particular measures other than those mentioned in paragraph 2.

5. Without prejudice to market support measures to be taken as part of the common organization of markets, the financial contribution by the Community, divided if necessary into several tranches, must be:

- 50 % of the costs incurred by the Member State in compensating owners for the slaughter, destruction of animals and, where appropriate, their products, for the cleaning, disinsectization and disinfection of holdings and equipment and for the destruction of the contaminated feedingstuffs and contaminated equipment referred to in the second indent of paragraph 2,

- where vaccination has been decided upon in accordance with paragraph 4, 100 % of the cost of supply of the vaccine and 50 % of the costs incurred in carrying out that vaccination http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc
&lg=EN&numdoc=31990D0424&model=guichett
Obviously the reference to isolation in para 2 may be a stumbling block
Further more upto date info http://www.warmwell.com/euworkingdocumentbt13feb07

bronskibeat · Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 1389 Location: Clawddnewydd

You've been reading the same posts as me!! Worrying isnt it?

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6736 Location: isle of lewis

,yep
mind you if i can build a flock as good as some of the pics of some of yours ,then i'm either mental are Cool

bronskibeat · Joined: 09 Sep 2007 Posts: 1389 Location: Clawddnewydd

Ta honey