2023-07-12 14:58:34
The ducks have been slaughtered in the two affected farms in Saint Yaguen and Maylis, but other preventive slaughters might take place in the affected area.
The Landes department has already experienced an unprecedented outbreak of the virus in May. Spring is generally considered a bird flu risk-free period so far, but this year the virus crossed the seasons. After the consternation of the profession, today, the hour is rather with the resignation.
“We got used to the idea that avian flu no longer has a season, that it can strike at any time, that we have to live with this virus” sums up Marie-Hélène Cazaubon, the president of the Landes Chamber of Agriculture.
In fact, bird flu is no longer a winter virus. The Landes experienced an unprecedented outbreak last May. 25 outbreaks had been identified, the last in Miramont-Sensacq. Since then, we have had six weeks of peace. A certain fatalism seems to be settling in the profession even if the case of Maylis is particularly worrying, because it is located in Chalosse, the epicenter of fattened duck production where the farms are very numerous and very close to each other.
“For the moment, the sector is hunkering down and clenching its teeth” recognizes Marie-Hélène Cazaubon. A whole profession now awaits vaccination, which many consider to be the only way to save the sector. This vaccination should begin in October.
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