Almaty Kus took preventive measures against "poultry influenza" - the head of the company
03.08.05 11:08
/INTERFAX-KAZAKHSTAN, Almaty, August 3, 05/ - Poultry company Almaty
Kus assures, that is ready to resist "poultry influenza" epidemic in case it
will happen in Kazakhstan.
"I want to assure that Almaty Kus at present practically fully controls
situation and has taken all measures in order to avoid virus on the territory
of our enterprises", - announced representative of the board of Almaty Kus JSC
Askar Galin on Wednesday to Interfax-Kazakhstan agency.
In connection with last information about "poultry influenza" outburst in
number of regions of Russia, bordering with Kazakhstan, and also Pavlodar
oblast of the republic, in all company's enterprises, A.Galin noted, extra
meetings were held, and each employee once more was informed about
danger and was instructed regarding tough precaution measures.
Particularly, he told, that as the first information appeared in 2004 about
"poultry influenza" epidemic in South-Eastern Asia and, consequently, there
was threat of this disease, Almaty Kus purchased special closed auto
techniques for transportation of feed, and on the territory of factory all
trees were cut, because different birds were sitting on trees, thus becoming
additional source for disease of chickens.
Besides, he stressed, in the beginning of summer, when "poultry influenza"
epidemic started in the northern region of China, in all poultry factories of
the company veterinary and sanitary norms were toughened, disinfection units
were prepared.
Today all poultry factories of the company, informed A.Galin, are provided
with necessary reserves of deodorants, such as hydrate of sodium, formalin,
chloride of lime, and also special clothes for veterinary workers and
knapsack sprayers.
"We also at once restricted access to enterprise of unauthorized persons
and transport. Barrier was constructed. When brigade arrives each transport
vehicle is specially cleansed. All frames thoroughly revised. As a whole
territory of all poultry factories are under intensified twenty-four-hour
protection, all occasionally flying birds are immediately destroyed", - head of
Almaty Kus said.
At the same time he noted that special attention is paid to deratization of
poultry factories' frames, in order to exclude infection of bird from rodents.
Veterinary workers of the company daily examine birds clinically.
Also the company purchased diagnostic preparations and special scientific
literature about this disease was ordered.
"We also prohibit our employees to keep bird in their farms. Production
brigades work directly with birds on principle of family contract, who live in
special houses on the territory of poultry factory. Thus, contacts of our
employees with other birds are minimized", - agency's interlocutor continued.
Along with this, in the opinion of A.Galin, the government should in shortest
terms take all measures in order to study and determine, what exact type of
"poultry influenza" is on the territory of Kazakhstan, and correspondingly
inform, what preparations and vaccines are to be purchased for carrying out
necessary preventive measures.
Almaty Kus JSC was established in March 1998. At present the company
unites Abai, Chapaev, Kaskelen, Almaty, Verhnii and Nizhnii Avatskii and
Alekseevskii poultry factories. All of them are situated on the territory of
Almaty oblast (on south-east of the republic). Besides, the company owns
Kapchagai feed mill (also in Almaty oblast), producing 90 th. tons of
concentrated feed a year.
[2005-08-03]