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]