25/06/2024
Avian influenza 🐔🐓
☣️UPDATE ☣️
Avian influenza has now been confirmed at two commercial poultry farms (an egg layer farm and a chicken meat farm) in the Hawkesbury area June 2024.
Find out more about the Avian influenza emergency order please see:https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/1564472/AI-Plain-English-Guide_June24.pdf
🛑 If you live in the Emergency Zone please be aware that NO MOVEMENTS of birds are permitted into, within or out of the Emergency Zone.❗️ Exemptions may be provided upon the granting of a movement permit by NSW DPI. In order to apply for a movement permit, send an email to:
📧 [email protected]
‼️Remember to protect your birds! 🐔🐦🐓🦜🦃🪿 Poultry and birds are to be housed in a way that prevents contact with wild birds. Feed, water and bedding materials should also be controlled to prevent wild bird access. Ideally, this means poultry are kept in a secure house or aviary. If this is not possible, netting, or similar modes of confinement should be used.!☣️
Wildlife carers: 🦅🐦⬛The Emergency Order applies to wild birds in the care of wildlife rehabilitators within the Emergency Zones.
Keep up to date with at:
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/animals-and-livestock/poultry-and-birds/health-disease/avian-influenza
If you see unusual signs of disease or suspect an exotic disease in your poultry, immediately call the Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) Hotline 1800 675 888.