A routine examination revealed that the animals of a fattening farm in the Carinthian district of St. Veit were infected with salmonella. They were slaughtered.
Before slaughtered poultry is sold in the food trade, the animals are routinely checked for salmonella. “There are many types of salmonella, so the network of investigations is very dense,” explains Josef Leitner, head of the veterinary service of the BH St. Veit an der Glan. There are exotic variants that are harmless to humans. However, there are also strains that can cause diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain in humans.
Chickens were killed
All the better that the 20,000 infected chickens were discovered before they made their way to the supermarket. They had yet to be killed. “It’s very difficult for everyone involved,” Leitner said. In the interview with “Krone”, he emphasized that all further procedures, such as loading the animals, followed all animal welfare guidelines. A source for the bacteria is rarely found: “In some cases, it’s bedding that was imported,” says Leitner.
The affected stable is now being thoroughly cleaned. A check is also underway before new chickens can enter the house. 20,000 chickens that cannot be sold can also cause financial damage to the fattening pig farm operator. “But there are special insurance policies that companies take out to cover just such cases,” notes Leitner.
Source: Krone
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