07.12.2021

Gain report: NL2021-0030

Since highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was detected in two wild swans1on October 17, 2020, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality has reported 21 findings of HPAI on commercial poultry farms (i.e., layer hens, broilers, turkeys, and ducks).
The most recent finding was on a farm with layer hens in Vinkeveen (in the Province of Utrecht) on November 21, 2021.
Thus far, HPAI has not been detected in the main Dutch poultry production area in the Province of Gelderland.