Around 6,500 animals have to be killed at a goose farm in the district of Leipzig due to avian influenza. The Saxon State Investigation Institute has confirmed the suspected case of bird flu, the district office in Borna announced. The breeding geese will be culled to prevent further spread.
Affected is a facility belonging to Saxony's largest goose breeder Lorenz Eskildsen. He criticizes that the way bird flu has been dealt with so far is not sufficient and is vehemently in favour of vaccinating animals.
According to the district office, two other farms at the site in the Grimma district of Mutzschen are currently being monitored. They are managed separately from the affected breeding facility, which is why they are considered independent in terms of disease hygiene.
In total, he keeps 11,000 breeding geese at the site, said Eskildsen. He also runs a second large goose farm in Königswartha in Lusatia.
