Joseph Domenech Poultry Quotations

If a poultry epidemic should develop beyond the boundaries of Nigeria the effects would be disastrous for the livelihoods and the food security of millions of people.

The movement and trade of poultry have strongly contributed to the further spread of the virus.

The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus poses a very serious threat to animal health in West Africa. If a poultry epidemic should develop beyond the boundaries of Nigeria the effects would be disastrous for the livelihoods and the food security of millions of people.

the cycle of bird flu infection that will occur in poultry this winter will not be stopped.

It remains unclear if the outbreak has been triggered by migratory birds or by the trade and movement of poultry or poultry products.

It's a very worrisome situation because it's in a big country with a lot of poultry farms. It has good conditions to have several outbreaks.

It's easy to understand the point of view of the Netherlands, since they lost 50 percent of their poultry population in 2003. But do we have to promote this for all countries? At this point, we are not sure.