Friday, May 14, 2010

Agriculture Minister: Palestinians to compensate poultry farmers


Friday, May 14 2010, 14:49

Agriculture Minister Simhon, please contact the international community to assist in providing compensation to poultry growers in the Palestinian Authority. He said if no birds will be destroyed, attacks on Palestinians will damage Israel's economy too hard
Minister Simhon: "Please remember that any event happening in the Palestinian Authority in the field of animal diseases affecting Israel Agriculture Minister Shalom Simhon, contact today (Friday) the international community to please help in providing compensation to poultry growers in the Palestinian Authority, and their mussels were bird flu. He said that compensation intended to lead to growers mixed destroy the birds without turning them harm. Venubp, they will be asked to kill the birds within a radius of three kilometers from the infected chicken, as required by the rules set by Israel for this purpose.

According to the minister, if not destroyed birds, it also severely harm the Israeli economy. He noted that "despite the snails are in Tulkarm, Israel is required to export from its territory to close for a month. Therefore, the required assistance of international organizations to stem the spread of the epidemic effectively. It should be remembered that every event happening in the Palestinian Authority in the field of diseases affecting animals and activities in Israel exports. "

Israel's veterinary anesthesia began transferring to the Palestinian Authority and training for the destruction of birds. Current event required the destruction of 200 thousand poultry within a radius of three kilometers from both the infected chicken. This activity is done under guidance of the Director of Veterinary Services, Dr. Moshe Haimovich. Ministry of Agriculture indicate that the tests conducted on the Israeli side has not been discovered so far of bird flu.


About a week ago were found dead in his mother's kind of two birds living at the corner of Kibbutz Ein Gedi. Examination conducted by the Ministry of Health found that avian bird flu died in the line of the violent strain H5N1. Following the safety measures that destroyed all living birds in the corner.

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